Fictionality

Fictionality offers an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this field of increasing critical and theoretical interest. Bringing together theoretical insights from a variety of perspectives, it will be an essential resource for anyone studying fictionality.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Perspectives on Fictionality
2. Starting Points
3. Seeing As
4. Other Worlds
5. Reference
6. Beyond Text
7. Beyond Art
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Karen Petroski is Professor at the Saint Louis University School of Law, USA. She earned a Ph.D. in Literature before attending law school, practicing law, and then teaching. She has published a number of works on fictionality, including Fiction and the Languages of Law (Routledge, 2018).

Summary

Fictionality offers an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this field of increasing critical and theoretical interest. Bringing together theoretical insights from a variety of perspectives, it will be an essential resource for anyone studying fictionality.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Petroski
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.03.2023
• EAN: 9780367752316
• ISBN: 978-0-367-75231-6
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: The New Critical Idiom
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, Literary studies: general, Literary theory