The Sense of an Ending

Produktbeschreibung

A pioneering attempt to relate the theory of literary fiction to a more general theory of fiction, using fictions of apocalypse as a model. This pioneering exploration of the relationship of fiction to age-old conceptions of chaos and crisis offers many new insights into some of the most unyielding philosophical and aesthetic enigmas. Examining the works of a wide range of writers from Pato to William Burroughs, Kermode demonstrates how writers have persistentlyimposed their 'fictions' upon the face of eternity and how these have reflected the apocalyptic spirit. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

* 1: The End


* 2: Fictions


* 3: World without end or beginning


* 4: The modern apocalypse


* 5: Literary fiction and reality


* 6: Solitary confinement


* Epilogue: The Sense of an Ending, 1999


* Notes 

Autoreninfo

Frank Kermode was formerly King Edward VII Professor of English Literature, Cambridge University.