TimeandSpaceinUrbanAmericanFiction.pptVIP

Time and Space in Urban American Fiction美国都市小说中的时间与空间 Course Convener: Jiaying Cai Understanding Time and Space Traditional Notion of Time and Space Changing Notion of Time and Space in Modern and Postmodern times and its Implications Recent Social and Cultural Theories Concerning Time and Space TimeSpace in Urban Novels Traditional Notion of Time and Space “日出而作，日落而息” 黄帝时期：天干地支 打更:一夜分为五更,每更约两小时 沙漏 sandglass:滴漏, 燃香 钟表 天圆地方：对空间认识的局限 Changing Notion of Time and Space and its Implications (Modern Times) Mid-19th century to World War I: rapid expansion of railway system, reduction of journe