Possible Worlds in Literary Theory (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521456487)

The concept of possible worlds, originally introduced in philosophical logic, proves to be a productive tool when borrowed by literary theory to explain the notion of fictional worlds. Ruth Ronen develops a comparative reading of the use of possible worlds in philosophy and in literary theory. She suggests new criteria for the definition of fictionality; and through specific studies of domains within fictional worlds--events, objects, time and point of view--she proposes a radical rethinking of fictionality in general and fictional narrativity in particular.

Author: Ruth Ronen
ISBN-10: 0521456487
ISBN-13: 9780521456487
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/26/1994
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.41w x 0.52d