The unexpected : narrative temporality and the philosophy of surprise

The unexpected : narrative temporality and the philosophy of surprise

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Explores the relationship between unexpected events in narrative and lifeFocusing on surprise, spontaneous eruption and the unforeseeable,The Unexpectedargues that stories help us to reconcile what we expect with what we experience. Though narrative is often understood a recapitulation of past events, the book argues that the unexpected and the future anterior, a future that is already complete, are guiding ideas for new understandings of the reading process. It also points beyond that to some of the key temporal concepts of our epoch, of unpredictability, the event, the untimely and the messianic.The Unexpectedis an important intervention in narratology and a striking general argument about the cultural significance of surprise. The enquiry is developed by a range of new readings in philosophy and theory, as well as of Sarah Waters'sFingersmith, Kazuo Ishiguro'sNever Let Me Goand Julian Barnes'sThe Sense of an Ending.Key FeaturesAn original discussion of the relation of time and narrativeAn important intervention in narratologyA striking general argument about the workings of the mindProvides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature
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Name of the Author
Currie
Mark
Language
English
Series
Frontiers of theory
ISBN
9780748676316
Release date
2013

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