Baltic Peripeties

The Power of Narration and the Making of Regions

Contributions by Oksana Alekseev Contributions by Riho Altnurme Contributions by Laura Assmuth Contributions by Simon Godart Contributions by Josephine Eckert Contributions by Ingvild Folkvord Contributions by Paula Hartmann Contributions by Cordelia Heß Contributions by Helge Jordheim Contributions by Natalia Iost Contributions by Sünne Juterczenka Contributions by Stephan Kessler Contributions by Kristoffer Neville Contributions by Martin Nõmm Contributions by Victoria Oertel Contributions by Andreas Ohme Contributions by Nina Pilz Contributions by Joachim Schiedermair Contributions by Eckhard Schumacher Contributions by Benjamin Schweitzer Contributions by Tim Senkbeil Contributions by Jan Süselbeck Contributions by Alexander Waszynski Contributions by Micha Werner Contributions by Martina Zagni Edited by Eckhard Schumacher Edited by Cordelia Heß

Book cover: Baltic Peripeties

Extent: 319 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Cultural Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2025)

ISBN: 9783847117001

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $75.00

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Focusing on key events that bring about irrevocable change, this interdisciplinary volume understands the power of narration as key to shaping an area that is characterised by multiple turning points and shifting power relations: the Baltic Sea region.

In Aristotle’s Poetics, the well-constructed turning point, peripeteia, makes a story by unfolding its tragic – or, more broadly, literary – potential. But neither narrative nor historical turning points occur in empty spaces. Given the power of the peripety for plot-making, this volume inquires about its agency in the shaping of specific regions. Narration matters, for the constitution of events and regions alike; space matters, as a key element for the construction of plots and their dynamics. The Baltic Sea region, with its rich literary and cultural traditions and multiple overlapping layers of historical ruptures, is a particularly fruitful area for exploring transformation processes from a narratological point of view.

  • Contributions by Oksana Alekseev
  • Contributions by Riho Altnurme
  • Contributions by Laura Assmuth
  • Contributions by Simon Godart
  • Contributions by Josephine Eckert
  • Contributions by Ingvild Folkvord
  • Contributions by Paula Hartmann
  • Contributions by Cordelia Heß
  • Contributions by Helge Jordheim
  • Contributions by Natalia Iost
  • Contributions by Sünne Juterczenka
  • Contributions by Stephan Kessler
  • Contributions by Kristoffer Neville
  • Contributions by Martin Nõmm
  • Contributions by Victoria Oertel
  • Contributions by Andreas Ohme
  • Contributions by Nina Pilz
  • Contributions by Joachim Schiedermair
  • Contributions by Eckhard Schumacher
  • Contributions by Benjamin Schweitzer
  • Contributions by Tim Senkbeil
  • Contributions by Jan Süselbeck
  • Contributions by Alexander Waszynski
  • Contributions by Micha Werner
  • Contributions by Martina Zagni
  • Edited by Eckhard Schumacher
  • Edited by Cordelia Heß

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