Empty Revelations: An Essay on Talk About, and Attitudes Toward, Fiction - Couverture rigide

Alward, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0773540385 ISBN 13 : 9780773540385

Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Alward is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Lethbridge and adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0773540385
• ISBN 13: 9780773540385
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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