Literature, History, Choice : the Principle of Alternative History in Literature (S.Y. Agnon, The City with All That is Therein).
Starting with a discussion on the elements of the genre of alternative (counterfactual) history and on its place between the poles of historical determinism and relativism, this book develops a literary theory of the historical alternativeness principle and applies it to the reading of The City with...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Starting with a discussion on the elements of the genre of alternative (counterfactual) history and on its place between the poles of historical determinism and relativism, this book develops a literary theory of the historical alternativeness principle and applies it to the reading of The City with All That is Therein (Ir u-mloa) - one of the most important and less-studied books of the greatest Israeli writer, Nobel Prize winner S.Y. Agnon (1887-1970). The investigation reveals that this pr ... |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (343 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781443853842 1443853844 |