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The Unexpected : Narrative Temporality and the Philosophy of Surprise. / Mark Currie.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: : Brijwasi Book Distributors | : H-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, DelhiPublication details: , Great Britain : Edinburgh University Press ,2015.Description: vii, 184p. : 24cmISBN:
  • 9781474402354
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 923.442 CUR
Summary: Explores the relationship between unexpected events in narrative and life. Focusing on surprise, spontaneous eruption and the unforeseeable, this book argues that stories help us to reconcile what we expect with what we experience. It also provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature.
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Explores the relationship between unexpected events in narrative and life. Focusing on surprise, spontaneous eruption and the unforeseeable, this book argues that stories help us to reconcile what we expect with what we experience. It also provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature.

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