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TITLE: NARRATIVE SPACE AND TIME: REPRESENTING IMPOSSIBLE
TOPOLOGIES IN LITERATURE
PUBLISHER: ROUTLEDGE LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LINK: http://is.gd/LOZWCm RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL
FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2015.02.26
ISBN: 9780415705776 STORE DATE: 2014
SAVED.MONEY: 140 DOLLAR DISKCOUNT: 01 x 05MB
AUTHOR: ELANA GOMEL
BOOK
Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today
although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space
However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now
obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum entanglement
and spatio-temporal distortions of relativity have passed into
culture at large. This book examines whether narrative can be
used to represent these "impossible" spaces. Impossible
topologies abound in ancient mythologies, from the Australian
Aborigines' "dream-time" to the multiple-layer universe of the
Sumerians. More recently, from Alice's adventures in Wonderland
to contemporary science fiction's obsession with black holes and
quantum paradoxes, counter-intuitive spaces are a prominent
feature of modern and postmodern narrative. With the rise and
popularization of science fiction, the inventiveness and variety
of impossible narrative spaces explodes. The author analyses the
narrative techniques used to represent such spaces alongside
their cultural significance. Each chapter connects narrative
deformation of space with historical problematic of time, and
demonstrates the cognitive and perceptual primacy of narrative in
representing, imagining and apprehending new forms of space and
time. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the
connection between narratology, cultural theory, science fiction
and studies of place
