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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1. Verfasser: Jordan, Julia (Lecturer in modern English literature)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : Continuum, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:Continuum literary studies.
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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)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441109712
1441109714
1282655019
9781282655010
1472542304
9781472542304
9786612655012
6612655011