Things must change to make a story, and change can only happen in time.
Click play to listen. Recorded on November 6, 2004.
As a literary form inherently engaged with chronological sequence, the novel is inseparable from the notion of time. In this lecture, Lodge considers issues of chronological order, duration, historical period, and authorial decisions. He illustrates these themes with his own novel, Author, Author (2004).
Program generously supported by the McCormick Tribune Foundation.
