How to make believe : the fictional truths of the representational arts / edited by J. Alexander Bareis and Lene Nordrum.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bareis, J. Alexander, editor.

Nordrum, Lene, editor.

Series:

Narratologia ; Volume 49.

Narratologia, 1612-8427 ; Volume 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narration (Rhetoric).

Imagination in literature.

Discourse analysis, Narrative.

Fiction--Technique.

Fiction.

Truth in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 seminal works - Kendall Walton's Mimesis as Make-Believe and Gregory Currie's The Nature of Fiction, both published 1990. Since then, make-believe theory has become central in the philosophical discussion of representation. As a first of its kind, the current volume comprises 17 detailed studies of highly different forms of representation, such as novels, plays, TV-series, role games, computer games, lamentation poetry and memoirs. The collection contributes to establishing make-believe theory as a powerful theoretical tool for a wide array of studies traditionally falling under the humanities umbrella.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of Contents

Introduction

Section 1 - Theory

The Concept of Literary Realism / Olsen, Stein Haugom

Thought, Make-Believe and the Opacity of Narrative / Lamarque, Peter

Narrative per se and Narratability / Hamilton, James R.

Section 2 - Literature and Film

Distance in Fiction / Klauk, Tobias / Köppe, Tilmann

Narration, Representation, Memoir, Truth, and Lies / Worth, Sarah E.

Truth in Fiction / Bunia, Remigius

Destabilizing Reality / Newman, Ira

The Place for External Considerations in Reading Literary Fiction / Mikkonen, Jukka

Fictional Truth, Principles of Generation, and Interpretation / Bareis, J. Alexander

Deixis in Literary and Film Fiction / Slugan, Mario

Metalepsis and Participation in Games of Make-Believe / Lutas, Liviu

'I grieve' as Make-Believe / Klimek, Sonja

Section 3 - Theatre and Music

Fictionality and Make-Believe in Drama, Theatre and Opera / Zipfel, Frank

Making Meaning in the Theatre: Double Noesis / DeCoursey, Matthew

Impurely Musical Make-Believe / Guter, Eran / Guter, Inbal

Section 4 - Games

Make-Believe Wickedness vs. Wicked Making-Believe / Dadlez, E. M.

Agency and Volition in Make-Believe Worlds / D'Cruz, Jason

Prop Perspective and the Aesthetics of Play / Bateman, Chris

Index

Contact Addresses

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110435726

3110435721

9783110443875

3110443872

OCLC:

1002252595