1. Thinking Narratively : Between Novel-Essay and Narrative Essay
- Author
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Massimo Fusillo, Gianluigi Simonetti, Lorenzo Marchese, Massimo Fusillo, Gianluigi Simonetti, and Lorenzo Marchese
- Subjects
- Narration (Rhetoric), Philosophy in literature, Literature--Philosophy, Fiction--History and criticism
- Abstract
What is the connection between philosophical enquiries and storytelling in contemporary narrative? Is it possible to outline some features of a so-called philosophical fiction in Western literature throughout the last two centuries? This book aims to provide a plural answer, hosting extensive essays by seven young researchers coming from different fields (Theory of literature, German, American, Russian and Italian contemporary literature, history and evolution of the essayistic form). A short The volume is addressed to all those with a strong interest in both evolution of philosophical speech and history of the novel and has a strong vocation to promote interdisciplinarity in literary studies.
- Published
- 2022