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Non-Linear Temporal Experience in Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Fiction

Bánházi, Judit Anna (2023) Non-Linear Temporal Experience in Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Fiction. EGER JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDIES, 21. pp. 35-56. ISSN 1786-5638

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Abstract

The goal of my article is to familiarise the reader with the notions of ‘non-linear temporality’ and ‘non-linear temporal experience.’ Based on studies of memory and neurobiology, I would like to highlight that episodic memory is a narrative process, and the past-present-future trichotomy is a bias, which can be overruled in so-called ‘non-neurotypical’ states of mind, such as trauma-induced shock and psychological illness. Edgar Allan Poe’s characters often present symptoms of psychological illnesses undefined in the early/mid-19th century with surprising accuracy, among them displaying common symptoms of NLTE (Non-Linear Temporal Experience). I aim to outline how these experiences are manifest in the particular context of his short fiction.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: time, non-linear time, temporal experience, Edgar Allan Poe, non-neuro-typicality
Subjects: P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PS American literature / amerikai irodalom
Depositing User: Tibor Gál
Date Deposited: 20 Sep 2023 11:13
Last Modified: 20 Sep 2023 11:13
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/174170

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