Possible Worlds in Literary Theory

Klappentext The philosophical concept of 'possible worlds' used to explain theoretical problems of fictionality and narrativity. Zusammenfassung The concept of possible worlds! originally introduced in philosophical logic! is here used to explain the notion of fictional worlds. Through a comparative reading of the use of possible worlds in philosophy and in literary theory Ruth Ronen proposes a radical rethinking of fictionality in general and fictional narrativity in particular. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Possible worlds, fictional worlds; 2. The possibility of fictional worlds; 3. The fictionality of fictional worlds; 4. Fictional entities, incomplete beings; 5. Fictional events and the intricacies of plot; 6. Focalization and fictional perspective; 7. Fictional time; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Ronen, Ruth (Tel-Aviv University) Ronen
• Assisted by: Anthony Cascardi (Editor), Richard Macksey (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.05.1994
• EAN: 9780521456487
• ISBN: 978-0-521-45648-7
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Literature, Culture, Theory
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies