Experiencing the Apocalypse at the Limits of Alterity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004185630)

Applying current narrative criticism to the study of the Apocalypse, Hongisto underscores the oral nature of the narrative vis-à-vis the roles of the readers/listeners. EXPERIENCING THE APOCALYPSE AT THE LIMITS OF ALTERITY probes the interplay of meaning creation as readers/listeners encounter the narrative. The author shows how readers/listeners alike partake in the narrative design and become constructors of the narrative, given their own life experiences. Thus, the overarching reading context assists in the creation of a narrativity for the text. The form of the Apocalypse along with its imagistic quality convey a message that is not primarily cognitive, but is delivered and grasped by a sense of alterity encompassing the imaginary world of the text and the real world of the readers/listeners.

Author: Leif Hongisto
ISBN-10: 9004185631
ISBN-13: 9789004185630
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2010
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.50w x 0.80d