How to Make Believe : : The Fictional Truths of the Representational Arts /

How to Make Believe : : The Fictional Truths of the Representational Arts / / ed. by J. Alexander Bareis, Lene Nordrum.

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A major question in studies of aesthetic expression is how we can understand and explain similarities and differences among different forms of representation. In the current volume, this question is addressed through the lens of make-believe theory, a philosophical theory broadly introduced by two s...

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MitwirkendeR:
Bareis, J. Alexander,
Bateman, Chris,
Bunia, Remigius,
Dadlez, E. M.,
DeCoursey, Matthew,
D’Cruz, Jason,
Guter, Eran,
Guter, Inbal,
Hamilton, James R.,
Klauk, Tobias,
Klimek, Sonja,
Köppe, Tilmann,
Lamarque, Peter,
Lutas, Liviu,
Mikkonen, Jukka,
Newman, Ira,
Olsen, Stein Haugom,
Slugan, Mario,
Worth, Sarah E.,
Zipfel, Frank,
HerausgeberIn:
Bareis, J. Alexander,
Nordrum, Lene,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Narratologia : Contributions to Narrative Theory , 49
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Physical Description:1 online resource (362 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Section 1 – Theory
  • The Concept of Literary Realism
  • Thought, Make-Believe and the Opacity of Narrative
  • Narrative per se and Narratability
  • Section 2 – Literature and Film
  • Distance in Fiction
  • Narration, Representation, Memoir, Truth, and Lies
  • Truth in Fiction
  • Destabilizing Reality
  • The Place for External Considerations in Reading Literary Fiction
  • Fictional Truth, Principles of Generation, and Interpretation
  • Deixis in Literary and Film Fiction
  • Metalepsis and Participation in Games of Make-Believe
  • ‘I grieve’ as Make-Believe
  • Section 3 – Theatre and Music
  • Fictionality and Make-Believe in Drama, Theatre and Opera
  • Making Meaning in the Theatre: Double Noesis
  • Impurely Musical Make-Believe
  • Section 4 – Games
  • Make-Believe Wickedness vs. Wicked Making-Believe
  • Agency and Volition in Make-Believe Worlds
  • Prop Perspective and the Aesthetics of Play
  • Index
  • Contact Addresses

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