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Belonging and Narrative: A Theory of the American Novel
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Abstract 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... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
literature; cultural studies; cultural history; literature (discipline)
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
Free Keywords
Narrative Theory; American Novel; Space and Place; America; American Studies; Literary Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
179 p.
Series
Lettre
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839446003
ISBN
978-3-8394-4600-3
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0