About Time

About Time
ISBN-10
0748687033
ISBN-13
9780748687039
Series
About Time
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2010-10-12
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Author
Mark Currie

Description

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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