J. A. Bareis & L. Nordrum (éds), How to Make Believe. The Fictional Truths of the Representational Arts

J. Alexander Bareis & Lene Nordrum (éds), How to Make Believe. The Fictional Truths of the Representational Arts, Berlin, Boston: de Gruyter, coll.«Narratologia», 2015.

EAN13: 9783110443875

362 pages

79.95 EUR/ e-book: 79.95 EUR

Présentation de l'éditeur

A major question in studies of aesthetic expression is how we can understand and explain similarities and differences among different forms of representation. In the current volume, this question is addressed through the lens of make-believe theory, a philosophical theory broadly introduced by two seminal works – Kendall Walton’s Mimesis as Make-Believe and Gregory Currie's The Nature of Fiction, both published 1990. Since then, make-believe theory has become central in the philosphical discussion of representation. As a first of its kind, the current volume comprises 17 detailed studies of highly different forms of representation, such as novels, plays, TV-series, role games, computer games, lamentation poetry and memoirs. The collection contributes to establishing make-believe theory as a powerful theoretical tool for a wide array of studies traditionally falling under the humanities umbrella.

Sommaire

J. Alexander Bareis and Lene Nordrum
Introduction | 1

Section 1 – Theory

Stein Haugom Olsen
The Concept of Literary Realism | 15

Peter Lamarque
Thought, Make-Believe and the Opacity of Narrative | 41

James R. Hamilton
Narrative per se and Narratibility | 61

Section 2 – Literature and Film

Tobias Klauk and Tilmann Köppe
Distance in Fiction | 77

Sarah E. Worth
Narration, Representation, Memoir, Truth, and Lies
How We Diminish the Art of Narrative with Simple Truths | 95

Remigius Bunia
Truth in Fiction | 113

Ira Newman
Destabilizing Reality
Postmodern Narrative and the Logic of Make-Believe | 139

Jukka Mikkonen
The Place for External Considerations in Reading Literary Fiction | 155

J. Alexander Bareis
Fictional Truth, Principles of Generation and Interpretation
Or: Why it is Ficionally True that Tony Soprano was Shot Dead | 165

Mario Slugan
Deixis in Literary and Film Fiction
Intra-ontological Reference and the Case of Controlling Fictional Narrators | 185

Liviu Lutas
Metalepsis and Participation in Games of Make-Believe | 203

Sonja Klimek
‘I grieve’ as Make-Believe
Generating Fictional Truth in Eighteenth-Century Lamentation Poetry (Günther, Haller, Young and Novalis) | 223

Section 3 – Theatre and Music

Frank Zipfel
Fictionality and Make-Believe in Drama, Theatre and Opera | 245

Matthew DeCoursey
Making Meaning in the Theatre: Double Noesis | 269

Eran and Inbal Guter
Impurely Musical Make-Believe | 283

Section 4 – Games

E. M. Dadlez
Make-Believe Wickedness vs. Wicked Making-Believe
RPGs, Imagination and Moral Complicity | 309

Jason D’Cruz
Agency and Volition in Make-Believe Worlds | 323

Chris Bateman
Prop Perspective and the Aesthetics of Play | 335

Index | 353

Contact Addresses | 361