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Time and Narrative, Volume 1 (Time & Narrative)
Paul Ricoeur
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Description for Time and Narrative, Volume 1 (Time & Narrative)
Paperback. Translator(s): Pellauer, D.; McLaughlin, K. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Time and Narrative builds on Paul Ricoeur's earlier analysis, in The Rule of Metaphor, of semantic innovation at the level of the sentence. Ricoeur here examines the creation of meaning at the textual level, with narrative rather than metaphor as the ruling concern.
Ricoeur finds a "healthy circle" between time and narrative: time is humanized to the extent that it portrays temporal experience. Ricoeur proposes a theoretical model of this circle using Augustine's theory of time and Aristotle's theory of plot and, further, develops an original thesis of the mimetic function of narrative. He concludes with a comprehensive ... Read more
Time and Narrative builds on Paul Ricoeur's earlier analysis, in The Rule of Metaphor, of semantic innovation at the level of the sentence. Ricoeur here examines the creation of meaning at the textual level, with narrative rather than metaphor as the ruling concern.
Ricoeur finds a "healthy circle" between time and narrative: time is humanized to the extent that it portrays temporal experience. Ricoeur proposes a theoretical model of this circle using Augustine's theory of time and Aristotle's theory of plot and, further, develops an original thesis of the mimetic function of narrative. He concludes with a comprehensive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226713328
SKU
V9780226713328
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