The complete cosmicomics : the universe of a failed, emotional literary journey

This paper aims to demonstrate Italo Calvino's unsuccessful attempt in bridging various aspects of the two polar cultures—literature and science—and how his failure in accomplishing his goals reconstructs the cosmicomics stories to function as a mediating, or even cathartic, material that encap...

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Main Author: Lim, Yi Qing
Other Authors: Daniel Keith Jernigan
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-702472019-12-10T12:41:51Z The complete cosmicomics : the universe of a failed, emotional literary journey Lim, Yi Qing Daniel Keith Jernigan School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities This paper aims to demonstrate Italo Calvino's unsuccessful attempt in bridging various aspects of the two polar cultures—literature and science—and how his failure in accomplishing his goals reconstructs the cosmicomics stories to function as a mediating, or even cathartic, material that encapsulates the emotional tumult that develops during the course of his literary journey. In other words, this essay intends to show how the cosmicomics materials catalogue Calvino's learning experience in his mediating role, and how they journal his internal thought processes and sentiments, as well as his waning motivation. The significance of cosmology, space and science will be examined, alongside with the motif of transformation in Calvino's bizarre cosmos. Bachelor of Arts 2017-04-18T01:08:34Z 2017-04-18T01:08:34Z 2017 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70247 en Nanyang Technological University 38 p. application/pdf
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The complete cosmicomics : the universe of a failed, emotional literary journey
description This paper aims to demonstrate Italo Calvino's unsuccessful attempt in bridging various aspects of the two polar cultures—literature and science—and how his failure in accomplishing his goals reconstructs the cosmicomics stories to function as a mediating, or even cathartic, material that encapsulates the emotional tumult that develops during the course of his literary journey. In other words, this essay intends to show how the cosmicomics materials catalogue Calvino's learning experience in his mediating role, and how they journal his internal thought processes and sentiments, as well as his waning motivation. The significance of cosmology, space and science will be examined, alongside with the motif of transformation in Calvino's bizarre cosmos.
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title The complete cosmicomics : the universe of a failed, emotional literary journey
title_short The complete cosmicomics : the universe of a failed, emotional literary journey
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