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  • Time Travel

    The Popular Philosophy of Narrative

    This "stimulating contribution to literary theory" reveals the deeply philosophical concerns and developments behind popular time travel sci-fi ( London Review of Books).In Time Travel, literary theorist David Wittenberg argues that time travel fiction is not mere escapism, but a narrative "laboratory" where theoretical questions about storytelling—and, by extension, about the philosophy of ... En savoir plus

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    New authors and collections. From H.G.Wells to Edward Page Mitchell, stories of travelling back and forth in time have brought us ancient and future civilisations, terrifying visions and cautionary tales. In the wake of our successful Gothic and Fantasy deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror, Science Fiction, Murder Mayhem and Crime & Mystery, we bring you a constellation of tales ... En savoir plus

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    The Popular Philosophy of Narrative

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