ROUTLEDGE NARRATIVE SPACE AND TIME 2014 RETAIL EBOOK-kE

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

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AUTHOR: ELANA GOMEL



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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