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Fiction and Representation
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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.
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Table of contents
- 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
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