{"product_id":"possible-worlds-theory-and-contemporary-marie-laure-ryan-9780803294998","title":"Possible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePossible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology\u003c\/i\u003e 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? Dolezel, Thomas Pavel, and Marie-Laure Ryan--\u003ci\u003ePossible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the vitality and versatility of one of the most vibrant strands of contemporary narrative theory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803294999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803294998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Alice Bell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947208769791,"sku":"9780803294998","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5855ae4d-966a-49c8-bf74-0f4ffb802036.jpg?v=1681517369","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/possible-worlds-theory-and-contemporary-marie-laure-ryan-9780803294998","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}