This thesis examines literary representations of agents who predict the future, as well as the relationship that fiction itself has with the future. These dual layers of analysis are oriented...Show moreThis thesis examines literary representations of agents who predict the future, as well as the relationship that fiction itself has with the future. These dual layers of analysis are oriented around two key concepts—“futurology” and “futurity”—which are considered in relation to Don DeLillo’s Cosmopolis and Nathaniel Rich’s Odds Against Tomorrow.Show less
The aim of this research is to gain insight in how futurity is expressed within English and Dutch legal contracts and to define the relation between modality and temporality. It is hypothesized...Show moreThe aim of this research is to gain insight in how futurity is expressed within English and Dutch legal contracts and to define the relation between modality and temporality. It is hypothesized that futurity is not unequivocally expressed in contract language. Also, it is expected that not only within futurity but also within modality a potential degree of ambiguity can be found considering expression of epistemic, dynamic, and deontic modality.Show less
