The Unexpected: Narrative Temporality and the Philosophy of Surprise

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Explores the relationship between unexpected events in narrative and life
Focusing on surprise, spontaneous eruption and the unforeseeable, The Unexpected argues that stories help us to reconcile what we expect with what we experience. Though narrative is often understood a recapitulation of past events, the book argues that the unexpected and the future anterior, a future that is already complete, are guiding ideas for new understandings...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1474402356

ISBN13:9781474402354

Release Date:April 2015

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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