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Frontiers of Narrative Ser.: Possible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology by Marie-Laure Ryan (2019, Hardcover)
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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-100803294999
ISBN-139780803294998
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Product Key Features
Number of Pages354 Pages
Publication NamePossible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
SubjectScience Fiction & Fantasy, Rhetoric, Semiotics & Theory
TypeTextbook
AuthorMarie-Laure Ryan
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
SeriesFrontiers of Narrative Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight24.6 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.6 in
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LCCN2018-011949
Reviews"Possible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology manages to justify possible worlds theory's relevance to literary studies, give a balanced overview of the ways it can be used, and develops the theory further."--Juulia Jaulimo, Journal for the Study of Culture, "This book is a masterly summary of the progress made so far in the application of possible worlds theory to narratology and a valuable indicator of the many fascinating and thought-provoking directions in which research can be taken in the future. This book should be read by everyone with an interest in narrative theory."--Alan Palmer, author of Fictional Minds, "This collection is likely to become a kind of one-stop shop for scholars working on a range of related problems at the forefront of current narrative research: fictionality, digital media, transfictionality and transmediality, post-postmodernism, the poetics of science fiction and fantasy, [and more]."--Brian McHale, Distinguished Humanities Professor of English at Ohio State University
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Table Of ContentList of Illustrations List of Tables Introduction: Possible Worlds Theory Revisited Marie-Laure Ryan and Alice Bell Part 1. Theoretical Perspectives of Possible Worlds 1. Porfyry's Tree for the Concept of Fictional Worlds Lubomír Dolezel 2. From Possible Worlds to Storyworlds: On the Worldness of Narrative Representation Marie-Laure Ryan 3. Interface Ontologies: On the Possible, Virtual, and Hypothetical in Fiction Marina Grishakova Part 2. Possible Worlds and Cognition 4. Ungrounding Fictional Worlds: An Enactivist Perspective on the "Worldlikeness" of Fiction Marco Caracciolo 5. Postmodern Play with Worlds: The Case of At Swim-Two-Birds W. Michelle Wang 6. Logical Contradictions, Possible Worlds Theory, and the Embodied Mind Jan Alber Part 3. Possible Worlds and Literary Genres 7. Escape into Alternative Worlds and Time(s) in Jack London's The Star Rover Christoph Bartsch 8. "As Many Worlds as Original Artists": Possible Worlds Theory and the Literature of Fantasy Thomas L. Martin 9. The Best/Worst of All Possible Worlds? Utopia, Dystopia, and Possible Worlds Theory Mattison Schuknecht Part 4. Possible Worlds and Digital Media 10. Digital Fictionality: Possible Worlds Theory, Ontology, and Hyperlinks Alice Bell 11. Possible Worlds, Virtual Worlds Françoise Lavocat 12. Rereading Manovich's Algorithm: Genre and Use in Possible Worlds Theory Daniel Punday Postface Thomas G. Pavel Contributors Index
SynopsisThe notion of possible worlds has played a decisive role in postclassical narratology by awakening interest in the nature of fictionality and in emphasizing the notion of world as a source of aesthetic experience in narrative texts. As a theory concerned with the opposition between the actual world that we belong to and possible worlds created by the imagination, possible worlds theory has made significant contributions to narratology. Possible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology updates the field of possible worlds theory and postclassical narratology by developing this theoretical framework further and applying it to a range of contemporary literary narratives. This volume systematically outlines the theoretical underpinnings of the possible worlds approach, provides updated methods for analyzing fictional narrative, and profiles those methods via the analysis of a range of different texts, including contemporary fiction, digital fiction, video games, graphic novels, historical narratives, and dramatic texts. Through the variety of its contributions, including those by three originators of the subject area--Lubom r Dolezel, Thomas Pavel, and Marie-Laure Ryan-- Possible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology demonstrates the vitality and versatility of one of the most vibrant strands of contemporary narrative theory., The notion of possible worlds has played a decisive role in postclassical narratology by awakening interest in the nature of fictionality and in emphasizing the notion of world as a source of aesthetic experience in narrative texts. As a theory concerned with the opposition between the actual world that we belong to and possible worlds created by the imagination, possible worlds theory has made significant contributions to narratology. Possible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology updates the field of possible worlds theory and postclassical narratology by developing this theoretical framework further and applying it to a range of contemporary literary narratives. This volume systematically outlines the theoretical underpinnings of the possible worlds approach, provides updated methods for analyzing fictional narrative, and profiles those methods via the analysis of a range of different texts, including contemporary fiction, digital fiction, video games, graphic novels, historical narratives, and dramatic texts. Through the variety of its contributions, including those by three originators of the subject area--Lubomír Dolezel, Thomas Pavel, and Marie-Laure Ryan-- Possible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology demonstrates the vitality and versatility of one of the most vibrant strands of contemporary narrative theory.
LC Classification NumberPN3435.P67 2019
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