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Chronoschisms : Time, Narrative, and Postmodernism (Literature, Culture, Theory)
Chronoschisms Time Narrative and Postmodernism - Literature, Culture, Theory Author:Ursula K. Heise In Chronoschisms Ursula Heise explores the way developments in communication and information technology have led to the emergence of a new culture of time in Western societies. Drawing on theories of postmodernism and narratology, she shows how postmodern narratives break up the concept of plot into a spectrum of contradictory story lines that ... more »allow new conceptions of history and posthistory to emerge. This wide-ranging study offers new readings of postmodernist theory and fresh insight into the often vexing relationship between literature and science.« less