Fiction and Representation / / Zoltán Vecsey.
One of the basic insights of the book is that there is a notion of non-relational linguistic representation which can fruitfully be employed in a systematic approach to literary fiction. This notion allows us to develop an improved understanding of the ontological nature of fictional entities. A rel...
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Meinong Studies / Meinong Studien ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XII, 186 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Realism About Fictional Entities -- 3. Motives For Elaborating A Representational Alternative -- 4. Recalcitrant Problems For Theories Of Fictionalia -- 5. A Metatheoretical Epilogue -- References -- Author -- Subject |
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Summary: | One of the basic insights of the book is that there is a notion of non-relational linguistic representation which can fruitfully be employed in a systematic approach to literary fiction. This notion allows us to develop an improved understanding of the ontological nature of fictional entities. A related insight is that the customary distinction between extra-fictional and intra-fictional contexts has only a secondary theoretical importance. This distinction plays a central role in nearly all contemporary theories of literary fiction. There is a tendency among researchers to take it as obvious that the contrast between these two types of contexts is crucial for understanding the boundary that divides fiction from non-fiction. Seen from the perspective of non-relational representation, the key question is rather how representational networks come into being and how consumers of literary texts can, and do, engage with these networks. As a whole, the book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive artefactualist account of the nature of fictional entities. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110648225 |
ISSN: | 2198-2309 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110648225 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Zoltán Vecsey. |