Chapter 4 turns to theories of narr

Chapter 4 turns to theories of narrative space and setting. Picking up from an observation made by Elaine Scarry, I note that settings are always organized by reference to the other places into which character bodies can travel—physically, imaginatively, and perceptually. Such distinctions provide a sophisticated and very flexible way of thinking about narrative setting. Using this idea that setting conceived of corporeally always gestures beyond itself, I develop what I call a “kinetic” theory of narrative based as much on the instability of space as the constant movement of time.