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The focus on characters' internal experience of reality
Henri Rousseau was born on May 21, 1844 and died on September 2, 1910. Henri Rousseau would have been 66 years old at the time of death or 171 years old today.
Henri Duveyrier was born on February 28, 1840 and died on April 25, 1892. Henri Duveyrier would have been 52 years old at the time of death or 175 years old today.
Auguste-Henri Forel was born on September 1, 1848 and died on July 27, 1931. Auguste-Henri Forel would have been 82 years old at the time of death or 166 years old today.
Paul-Henri Spaak was born on January 25, 1899 and died on July 31, 1972. Paul-Henri Spaak would have been 73 years old at the time of death or 116 years old today.
time is a flux or continuum that includes past, present, and future.
duration
Henri Bergson's theory of time, known as duration or durationism, posits that time is not a series of moments but a continuous flow where past memories and future possibilities merge in the present moment. He argues that our subjective experience of time is more fundamental than the objective measurements of time used in science. Bergson's theory emphasizes the qualitative and indivisible nature of time as opposed to the quantitative and linear view of time found in physics.
Henri Bergson was born on October 18, 1859 and died on January 4, 1941. Henri Bergson would have been 81 years old at the time of death or 155 years old today.
Stream-of consciousness narration is the literary technique associated with Modernism and incluenced by Henri Bergson and William James theories.
concept of the "stream of consciousness," which describes our subjective experience of time as a continuous flow of thoughts and perceptions. James emphasized the interconnectedness of past, present, and future in shaping our understanding of time and reality.
Stream-of-consciousness narration
The focus on characters' internal experience of reality
fluid
Experimentation with the sequence of events in a plot were influenced by these theories of how time is experienced.
William James developed the stream of consciousnesstheory.
Bergson and James's theory that time is subjective and fluid influenced literary techniques such as stream-of-consciousness writing, where the narrative flows with the character's thoughts and perceptions of time. This perspective also led to a focus on exploring internal states and emotions in literature, as well as experimenting with nonlinear narratives and fragmented storytelling to capture the complex nature of human experiences of time.