Описание: Is time an illusion? Do past, present, and future co-exist in a timeless whole, or are our experiences of change and duration the reality of time? Thomas Pynchon's writing has always been interested in the interplay of these two ways of thinking about time, but his recent fiction has also taken on the task of imaginatively responding to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, which in the early years of the twentieth century renewed this ancient debate. In this book, Simon de Bourcier looks in detail at Pynchon's 2006 novel Against the Day, which is set during the period in which Einstein published his world-changing theory, and 1997's Mason & Dixon, set in the eighteenth century when Isaac Newton's picture of a world governed by absolute space and time was unchallenged. By comparing these two novels, Pynchon and Relativity shows that Pynchon's tales of loss, haunting, and time travel are informed by a sophisticated awareness of the philosophical implications of Relativity. The book goes on to examine the consequences of this for our reading of Pynchon's other work.
Автор: Higgins, Therese E. Название: Religiosity, Cosmology and Folklore ISBN: 0415935652 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415935654 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Smith, Shawn Название: Pynchon and History ISBN: 0415803373 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415803373 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7348.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines Toni Morrison’s fiction as a sustained effort to challenge the dominant narratives produced in the white supremacist political imaginary and conceptualize a more inclusive political imaginary in which black bodies are valued. Herman Beavers closely examines politics of scale and contentious politics in order to discern Morrison's larger intent of revealing the deep structure of power relations in black communities that will enable them to fashion counterhegemonic projects. The volume explores how Morrison stages her ruminations on the political imaginary in neighborhoods or small towns; rooms, houses or streets. Beavers argues that these spatial and domestic geographies are sites where the management of traumatic injury is integral to establishing a sense of place, proposing these “tight spaces” as sites where narratives are produced and contested; sites of inscription and erasure, utterance and silence.
Описание: The Victorian Novel Dreams of the Real presents a new interpretation of the Victorian realist novel based on realism`s desire for the real. In provocative readings of novels by Eliot, Dickens, Trollope, Hardy, and Collins, Jaffe redefines realist conventions and reinterprets long-held theories about realist representation.
Автор: Zauditu-Selassie Название: African Spiritual Traditions In The Novels Of Toni Morrison ISBN: 0813049520 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813049526 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3604.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "Makes a valuable contribution to the ever-widening field of Morrison studies by exploring the intricacies of Morrison's African references, giving critics the ability to make more informed readings of the novels."--Canadian Review of American Studies
"A study of African cosmology and epistemology in Morrison's writings that draws on the academic author's experience in the Kongo and Yoruba traditions."--Chronicle Review "Addresses a real need: a scholarly and ritually informed reading of spirituality in the work of a major African American author. No other work catalogues so thoroughly the grounding of Morrison's work in African cosmogonies. Zauditu-Selassie's many readings of Ba Kongo and Yoruba spiritual presence in Morrison's work are incomparably detailed and generally convincing."--Keith Cartwright, University of North Florida While others have studied the African spiritual ideas and values encoded in Morrison's work, African Spiritual Traditions in the Novels of Toni Morrison is the most comprehensive. In this volume, K. Zauditu-Selassie explores a wide range of complex concepts, including African deities, ancestral ideas, spiritual archetypes, mythic trope, and lyrical prose representing African spiritual continuities. She delves deeply into African spiritual traditions, clearly explaining the meanings of African cosmology and epistemology as manifest in Morrison's novels. Zauditu-Selassie is uniquely positioned to write this book, as she is not only a literary critic but also a practicing Obatala priest in the Yoruba spiritual tradition and a Mama Nganga in the Kongo spiritual system. The result is a comprehensive, tour-de-force critical investigation of such works as The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Paradise, Love, Beloved, and Jazz.
Автор: Higgins, Therese E. Название: Religiosity, cosmology and folklore ISBN: 1138985031 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138985032 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7501.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Автор: Roston Название: Graham Greene`s Narrative Strategies ISBN: 0230003451 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230003453 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: On the grounds that Greene deliberately misled biographers and interviewers, this book focuses upon the texts themselves and their manipulation of reader response, highlighting the strategies that Greene developed to cope with the mid-century invalidation of the traditional hero and the hostility of readers to his advocacy of Catholicism.
Автор: Ireland Название: Thomas Hardy, Time and Narrative ISBN: 1137367717 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137367716 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: How is Hardy`s development of thematics and characters matched by that of narrative techniques and his handling of time? This book uses narratological methods to stress the interdependence of content and expression in a key transitional writer between the Victorian and Modernist eras.
Автор: John Robert Reed Название: Victorian Conventions ISBN: 0821408283 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780821408285 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 5320.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: “A large encyclopedic study of fifteen conventions of Victorian fiction—including women, marriage, coincidence, the orphan, memory, the occult.
Автор: John Robert Reed Название: Victorian Conventions ISBN: 0821401475 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780821401477 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 9953.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: “A large encyclopedic study of fifteen conventions of Victorian fiction—including women, marriage, coincidence, the orphan, memory, the occult.
Автор: Jaffe Audrey Название: Victorian Novel Dreams of the Real: Conventions and Ideology ISBN: 0190067810 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190067816 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 8516.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Victorian Novel Dreams of the Real presents a new interpretation of the Victorian realist novel based on realism`s desire for the real. In provocative readings of novels by Eliot, Dickens, Trollope, Hardy, and Collins, Jaffe redefines realist conventions and reinterprets long-held theories about realist representation.
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