Chance and the modern British novel :: from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch /
Chance, and its representation in literature, has a long and problematic history. It is a vital aspect of the way we experience the world, and yet its function is frequently marginalised and downplayed. Offering a new reading of the development of the novel during the mid-twentieth century, Jordan a...
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Zusammenfassung: | Chance, and its representation in literature, has a long and problematic history. It is a vital aspect of the way we experience the world, and yet its function is frequently marginalised and downplayed. Offering a new reading of the development of the novel during the mid-twentieth century, Jordan argues that this simple novelistic paradox became more pressing during a period in which chance became a cultural, scientific and literary preoccupation - through scientific developments such as quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle, the influence of existential philosophy, the growth of ga. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 173 pages) |
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contents | Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter One: A Fine Thing: A History of Chance; Chapter Two: 'Swear to tell me everything that goes wrong': Henry Green and Free Will in the Novel; Chapter Three: 'I admire the will to welcome everything -- the stupid violence of chance': Samuel Beckett and the Representation of Possibility; Chapter Four: 'Let's Celebrate the Accidental': B.S. Johnson, the Aleatory and the Radical Generation; Chapter Five: 'The incomprehensible operation of grace': Mess, Contingency and the Example of Iris Murdoch; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
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spelling | Jordan, Julia (Lecturer in modern English literature) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjCtmD8rt7rxwyYXXpkT6q http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2010015442 Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / Julia Jordan. London : Continuum, ©2010. 1 online resource (xii, 173 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Continuum literary studies series Includes bibliographical references and index. Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter One: A Fine Thing: A History of Chance; Chapter Two: 'Swear to tell me everything that goes wrong': Henry Green and Free Will in the Novel; Chapter Three: 'I admire the will to welcome everything -- the stupid violence of chance': Samuel Beckett and the Representation of Possibility; Chapter Four: 'Let's Celebrate the Accidental': B.S. Johnson, the Aleatory and the Radical Generation; Chapter Five: 'The incomprehensible operation of grace': Mess, Contingency and the Example of Iris Murdoch; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Chance, and its representation in literature, has a long and problematic history. It is a vital aspect of the way we experience the world, and yet its function is frequently marginalised and downplayed. Offering a new reading of the development of the novel during the mid-twentieth century, Jordan argues that this simple novelistic paradox became more pressing during a period in which chance became a cultural, scientific and literary preoccupation - through scientific developments such as quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle, the influence of existential philosophy, the growth of ga. Print version record. English. English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Chance in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85022488 Roman anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Hasard dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. bisacsh Chance in literature fast English fiction fast 1900-1999 fast Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast has work: Chance and the modern British novel (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGcGf3TYmqDrjqkQcpCHwd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Jordan, Julia, Dr. Chance and the modern British novel. London : Continuum, ©2010 9781441125316 (OCoLC)466343703 Continuum literary studies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006009975 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=327790 Volltext CBO01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=327790 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Jordan, Julia (Lecturer in modern English literature) Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / Continuum literary studies. Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter One: A Fine Thing: A History of Chance; Chapter Two: 'Swear to tell me everything that goes wrong': Henry Green and Free Will in the Novel; Chapter Three: 'I admire the will to welcome everything -- the stupid violence of chance': Samuel Beckett and the Representation of Possibility; Chapter Four: 'Let's Celebrate the Accidental': B.S. Johnson, the Aleatory and the Radical Generation; Chapter Five: 'The incomprehensible operation of grace': Mess, Contingency and the Example of Iris Murdoch; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Chance in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85022488 Roman anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Hasard dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. bisacsh Chance in literature fast English fiction fast |
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title | Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / |
title_auth | Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / |
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title_full | Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / Julia Jordan. |
title_fullStr | Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / Julia Jordan. |
title_full_unstemmed | Chance and the modern British novel : from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / Julia Jordan. |
title_short | Chance and the modern British novel : |
title_sort | chance and the modern british novel from henry green to iris murdoch |
title_sub | from Henry Green to Iris Murdoch / |
topic | English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Chance in literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85022488 Roman anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Hasard dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. bisacsh Chance in literature fast English fiction fast |
topic_facet | English fiction 20th century History and criticism. Chance in literature. Roman anglais 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Hasard dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Chance in literature English fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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