Empty Revelations: An Essay on Talk about, and Attitudes toward, Fiction 9780773540385

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Автор: Peter Alward
Название: Empty Revelations: An Essay on Talk about, and Attitudes toward, Fiction
ISBN: 9780773540385
Издательство: Marston Book Services
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Литературоведение: художественная литература, романисты и прозаики

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ISBN-10: 0773540385
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 216
Вес: 0.45 кг.
Дата издания: 30.08.2012
Серия: Literature/Literary Studies
Язык: English
Размер: 229 x 160 x 20
Читательская аудитория: Professional & vocational
Ключевые слова: Non-Western philosophy, LITERARY CRITICISM / General,PHILOSOPHY / General,PHILOSOPHY / Criticism
Подзаголовок: An essay on talk about, and attitudes toward, fiction
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: What mysteries lie at the heart of fiction`s power to enchant and engage the mind? Empty Revelations considers a number of philosophical problems that fiction raises, including the primary issue of how we can think and talk about things that do not exist. Peter Alward covers thought-provoking terrain, exploring fictional truth, the experience of being caught up in a story, and the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction. At the centre of Alward`s argument is a figure known as the narrative informant who mediates the reader`s encounter with fictional events through - sometimes unreliable - reporting. Developing a theory in which the author is a sculptor who constructs works of fiction out of words, Alward demonstrates that much of the confusion about fiction stems from a failure to properly distinguish between writing fiction and telling stories. Combining clarity, philosophical sophistication, ingenuity, and originality, Empty Revelations is a rewarding read for both scholars of philosophy and anyone interested in the complex ways that fiction works.

Empty Revelations: An Essay on Talk about, and Attitudes toward, Fiction, Peter Alward