What is it about?
The article analyzes Julian Barnes' A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters to see whether the discourses of science and history can be given there due if presented together in a novel. The analysis shows that in Julian Barnes' historical novel science is usually presented in reductive fashion vis a vis history. This seems to suggest that the simultaneous presentation of discourses of knowledge remains fraught with difficulties, as one tends to flourish, while the other is presented in a reductive manner.
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Why is it important?
By studying the organizational possibilities of discourses of knowledge it is possible to show some of the limitations of fiction as portraits of reality. As one discourse is pushed to the foreground, secondary discourses tend to be presented in a more reductive manner.
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This page is a summary of: Julian Barnes?s A History Of Science In 10� Chapters, English Studies, June 2001, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1076/enst.82.3.253.9587.
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