Prosaics and Other Provocations : Empathy, Open Time, and the Novel /

This far-ranging study develops Morson's concept of "prosaics," which stresses the importance of ordinary events and the novel's unique ability to portray them. Arguing that time is open and contingency real, Morson develops a "prosaics of process" showing how some mast...

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Main Author: Morson, Gary Saul (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2017]
Series:Ars Rossica
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