220 Pages
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by
Routledge
220 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
220 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Does fiction enhance reality, or threaten our sense of what is real? What, if anything, is special about experiencing fictional works and worlds? Today we speak casually of parallel universes and virtual reality; how much do we really know about what these phenomena involve?
In Fictionality , Karen Petroski explains how philosophers and literary theorists have approached these questions in the... Read more
Introduction
1. Perspectives on Fictionality
2. Starting Points
3. Seeing As
4. Other Worlds
5. Reference
6. Beyond Text
7. Beyond Art
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Karen Petroski is Professor at the Saint Louis University School of Law, USA. She earned a Ph.D. in Literature before attending law school, practicing law, and then teaching. She has published a number of works on fictionality, including Fiction and the Languages of Law (Routledge, 2018).
