Time and Narrative, Volume 2

Narrative theory from a philosopher who “writes the best kind of philosophy—critical, economical, and clear” (Eugen Weber, New York Times Book Review ). In volume 1 of this three-volume work, Paul Ricoeur examined the relations between time and narrative in historical writing. Now, in volume 2, he examines these relations in fiction and theories of literature. Ricoeur treats the question of just how far the Aristotelian concept of “plot” in narrative fiction can be expanded and whether there is