Belonging and Narrative : A Theory of the American Novel / Laura Bieger
Why did the novel become so popular in the past three centuries, and how did the American novel contribute to this trend? As a key provider of the narrative frames and formulas needed by modern individuals to give meaning and mooring to their lives. Drawing on phenomenological hermeneutics, human ge...
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| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Lettre
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (182 pages). |
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| Summary: | Why did the novel become so popular in the past three centuries, and how did the American novel contribute to this trend? As a key provider of the narrative frames and formulas needed by modern individuals to give meaning and mooring to their lives. Drawing on phenomenological hermeneutics, human geography and social psychology, Laura Bieger contends that belonging is not a given; it is continuously produced by narrative. Against the current emphasis on metaphors of movement and destabilization, she explores the salience and significance of home. Challenging views of narrative as a mechanism of ideology, she approaches narrative as a practical component of dwelling in the world - and the novel a primary place-making agent. O-Ton: »US elections: is US media more polarized than the people?« - Laura Bieger in The Northern Times on 02.12.2020. Besprochen in: IDA-NRW, 4 (2018) |
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| ISBN: | 3839446007 |
| Access: | Open access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Laura Bieger |