| Fiction and Representation Contributor(s): Vecsey, Zoltán (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110646803 ISBN-13: 9783110646801 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $137.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | Language - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.07 lbs) 198 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vecsey, Zoltan: - Zoltán Vecsey, MTA-DE-SZTE Research Group for Theoretical Linguistics, Debrecen, Hungary. |
