1st Edition
Fact in Fiction The use of literature in the systematic study of society
By Joan Rockwell
Copyright 1974
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1974, Fact in Fiction states that literature does not ‘reflect’ or ‘arise from’ society but is as much a functioning part of it as any social structure, institution or set of norms. The author shows that, however fantastic the content of fiction, it is a representation of social fact, not the mere random issue of private fantasy. Because of this, there is a regular and... Read more
Preface 1. Language and literature 2. The transmission of norms in fiction 3. The so-called ‘realism’ of the novel 4. Fact in fiction: the use of fiction in the deduction of facts about society 5. Some speculations on the possible existence of a matriarchal society in Greece, based on the Oresteia of Aeschylus 6. Normative attitudes of spies in fiction Bibliography Index
Biography
Joan Rockwell
