The Poetics of Empowerment in David Mitchells , Windberger, Windberger,..

The Poetics of Empowerment in David Mitchells NovelsAuthor(s): Eva-Maria Windberger\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032318424, 978-1032318424\nSynopsis\nThe Poetics of Empowerment in David Mitchells Novels combines the investigation of David Mitchells novels with the introduction of a new critical concept to literary studies: empowerment. Aiming to situate and establish empowerment firmly within the context of literary studies, it offers the first framework and definition for reading fictional texts with the lens of empowerment and applies it in the analysis of discourse, the fictional characters, and the role of the reader in Mitchells novels. Drawing on narratological analysis, cognitive approaches to literature, and reader-response theory, it features close readings of Cloud Atlas [tel], Black Swan Green [tel], and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet [tel] and dissects the authors strategies, poetics, and .