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Baltic Peripeties: The Power of Narration and the Making of Regions

Eckhard Schumacher

In Aristotle's Poetics, the well-constructed turning point, peripeteia, makes a story by unfolding its tragic - or, more broadly, literary - potential. But neither narrative nor historical turning points occur in empty spaces. Given the power of the peripety for plot-making, this volume inquires about its agency in the shaping of specific regions. Narration matters, for the constitution of events and regions alike; space matters, as a key element for the construction of plots and their dynamics. The Baltic Sea region, with its rich literary and cultural traditions and multiple overlapping layers of historical ruptures, is a particularly fruitful area for exploring transformation processes from a narratological point of view.

Book Details

  • Publisher: V&R Unipress
  • Publish Date: May 12nd, 2025
  • Pages: 356
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 1.54lb
  • EAN: 9783847117001
  • Categories: Europe - Poland

About the Author

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