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Why have theorists approached narrative primarily as a form of retrospect? Mark Currie argues that anticipation and other forms of projection into the future are vital for an understanding of narrative and its effects in the world.

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Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction About About Time; Chapter One: The Present; Chapter Two: Prolepsis; Chapter Three: Temporality and Self-Distance; Chapter Four: Inner and Outer Time; Chapter Five: Backwards Time; Chapter Six: Fictional Knowledge; Chapter Seven: Tense Times; Bibliography; Index.

About Time

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      Publisher Edinburgh University Press
      Published 12 October 2010
      ISBN-13 9780748642465
      978-0748642465
      ISBN-10 0748642463
      Also in:
      ELT & Literary Studies Literary theory Philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Why have theorists approached narrative primarily as a form of retrospect? Mark Currie argues that anticipation and other forms of projection into the future are vital for an understanding of narrative and its effects in the world.

      Table of Contents
      Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction About About Time; Chapter One: The Present; Chapter Two: Prolepsis; Chapter Three: Temporality and Self-Distance; Chapter Four: Inner and Outer Time; Chapter Five: Backwards Time; Chapter Six: Fictional Knowledge; Chapter Seven: Tense Times; Bibliography; Index.

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