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Time and Narrative, Volume 2 (Paperback, New edition)
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Time and Narrative, Volume 2 (Paperback, New edition)
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In volume 1 of this three-volume work, Paul Ricoeur examined the
relations between time and narrative in historical writing. Now, in
volume 2, he examines these relations in fiction and theories of
literature.
Ricoeur treats the question of just how far the Aristotelian
concept of "plot" in narrative fiction can be expanded and whether
there is a point at which narrative fiction as a literary form not
only blurs at the edges but ceases to exist at all. Though some
semiotic theorists have proposed all fiction can be reduced to an
atemporal structure, Ricoeur argues that fiction depends on the
reader's understanding of narrative traditions, which do evolve but
necessarily include a temporal dimension. He looks at how time is
actually expressed in narrative fiction, particularly through use
of tenses, point of view, and voice. He applies this approach to
three books that are, in a sense, tales about time: Virgina Woolf's
"Mrs. Dalloway;" Thomas Mann's "Magic Mountain;" and Marcel
Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past."
"Ricoeur writes the best kind of philosophy--critical, economical,
and clear."--Eugen Weber, "New York Times Book Review "
"A major work of literary theory and criticism under the aegis of
philosophical hermenutics. I believe that . . . it will come to
have an impact greater than that of Gadamer's Truth and Method--a
work it both supplements and transcends in its contribution to our
understanding of the meaning of texts and their relationship to the
world."--Robert Detweiler, "Religion and Literature"
"One cannot fail to be impressed by Ricoeur's encyclopedic
knowledge of the subject under consideration. . . . To students of
rhetoric, the importance of Time and Narrative . . . is all too
evident to require extensive elaboration."--Dilip Parameshwar
Gaonkar, "Quarterly Journal of Speech"
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