Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Architecture of Narrative Time: Thomas Mann and the Problems of Modern Narrative
Erica Wickerson
€ 131.10
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Architecture of Narrative Time: Thomas Mann and the Problems of Modern Narrative
Hardback. Scholars and students of modern literature; anyone with an interest in the work of Thomas Mann. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Time matters to all of us. It dominates everyday discourse: diaries, schedules, clocks, working hours, opening times, appointments, weekdays and weekends, national holidays, religious festivals, birthdays, and anniversaries. But how do we, as unique individuals, subjectively experience time? The slowness of an hour in a boring talk, the swiftness of a summer holiday, the fleetingness of childhood, the endless wait for pivotal news: these are experiences to which we all can relate and of which we commonly speak. How can a writer not only report such experiences but also conjure them up in words so that readers share the ... Read more
Time matters to all of us. It dominates everyday discourse: diaries, schedules, clocks, working hours, opening times, appointments, weekdays and weekends, national holidays, religious festivals, birthdays, and anniversaries. But how do we, as unique individuals, subjectively experience time? The slowness of an hour in a boring talk, the swiftness of a summer holiday, the fleetingness of childhood, the endless wait for pivotal news: these are experiences to which we all can relate and of which we commonly speak. How can a writer not only report such experiences but also conjure them up in words so that readers share the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198793274
SKU
V9780198793274
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-14
About Erica Wickerson
Erica Wickerson is a Research Fellow at St John's College, Cambridge, and has published on writers ranging from ETA Hoffmann, Gerard de Nerval, Theodor Storm, and Ruth Kluger, as well as Thomas Mann. She is currently working on a project which explores the interaction of space and time in works by Franz Kafka in comparison with a range of other ... Read more
Reviews for The Architecture of Narrative Time: Thomas Mann and the Problems of Modern Narrative