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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Katsman, Roman
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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 ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (343 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443853842
1443853844