| Title |
The speculative storyworld of emmi itäranta's novel “the moonday letters” (2020): a rhetorical approach / |
| Translation of Title |
Spekuliatyvus Emmi'ės Itäranta'os romano „Kuunpäivän kirjeet“ (2020) pasakojamasis pasaulis: retorinė prieiga. |
| Authors |
Musteikytė, Radvilė |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
87 |
| Keywords [eng] |
rhetorical theory of narrative, econarratology, storyworld, speculative fiction, Itäranta, retorinė naratologija, ekonaratologija, pasakojamasis pasaulis, spekuliatyvioji grožinė literatūra |
| Abstract [eng] |
This MA thesis explores how a work of speculative fiction aims at changing the reader’s outlook on the actual world and its environments. An attempt to approach a speculative novel with environmental questions in mind and an interest in readerly response invites theoretical premises of the rhetorical theory of narrative, econarratology, and an inquiry into speculative fiction as a genre. The object of analysis is Finnish author Emmi Itäranta’s novel The Moonday Letters (2020). By focusing on the mimetic, synthetic and thematic components of the narrative, the present thesis examines the epistolary form, self-reflexive present-tense narration, and lyrical descriptions alongside the content of the novel’s storyworld. The analysis suggests that the reader is simultaneously prompted to inhabit Itäranta’s speculative storyworld and to reflect on the ideas and themes articulated. With the loss of home as its thematic center, the novel is imbued with nostalgia which potentially directs the reader toward the Earth in its current state. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Vilniaus universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2022 |
