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Fictions of Infinity

Levinasian Ethics in 21st-Century Novels

By: Martin Riedelsheimer

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Fictions of Infinity

Levinasian Ethics in 21st-Century Novels

By: Martin Riedelsheimer

This study traces the connection of infinity and Levinasian ethics in 21st-century fiction. It tackles the paradox of how infinity can be (re-)presented in the finite space between the covers of a book and finds an answer that combines conceptual metaphor theory with concepts from classical narratology and beyond, such as mise en abyme, textual circularity, intertextuality or omniscient narration. It argues that texts with such structures may be conceptualised as infinite via Lakoff and Núñez’s Basic Metaphor of Infinity. The catachrestic transfer of infinity from structure to text means that the texts themselves are understood to be infinite. Taking its cue from the central role of the infinite in Emmanuel Levinas’s ethics, the function of such ‘fictions of infinity’ turns out to be ethical: infinite textuality disrupts reading patterns and calls into question the reader’s spontaneity to interpret. This hypothesis is put to the test in detailed readings of four 21st-century novels, David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, Jeanette Winterson’s The Stone Gods, Ian McEwan’s Saturday and John Banville’s The Infinities. This book thus combines ethical criticism with structural aesthetics to uncover ethical potential in fiction.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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English and American Studies

Theory and Practice

By: Martin Middeke

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English and American Studies

Theory and Practice

By: Martin Middeke

Das ganze Studium der Anglistik und Amerikanistik in einem Band. Ob englische und amerikanische Literatur, Sprachwissenschaft, Literatur- und Kulturtheorie, Fachdidaktik oder die Analyse von Filmen und kulturellen Phänomenen führende Fachvertreter geben in englischer Sprache einen ausführlichen Überblick über alle relevanten Teildisziplinen. BA- und MA-Studierende finden hier die wichtigsten Grundlagen und Wissensgebiete auf einen Blick. Durch die übersichtliche Darstellung und das Sachregister optimal für das systematische Lernen und zum Nachschlagen geeignet.

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Springer

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3476004066

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Fictions of Infinity

Levinasian Ethics in 21st-Century Novels

By: Martin Riedelsheimer

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Fictions of Infinity

Levinasian Ethics in 21st-Century Novels

By: Martin Riedelsheimer

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3110712407

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Fictions of Infinity

Fictions of Infinity

English and American Studies

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Fictions of Infinity

Fictions of Infinity

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