Alice Bell and Marie-Laure Ryan (eds.), Possible Worlds Theory and Contemporary Narratology
The compatibility of the theory of possible worlds (PW), originally developed in 1960s by analytic philosophers (Kripke, Lewis, Hintikka, Plantinga, and Rescher) with the studies devoted to the nature of fictionality has fascinated literary scholars ever since its introduction to the field of forma...
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Recherches anglaises et nord-américaines
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumario: | The compatibility of the theory of possible worlds (PW), originally developed in 1960s by analytic philosophers (Kripke, Lewis, Hintikka, Plantinga, and Rescher) with the studies devoted to the nature of fictionality has fascinated literary scholars ever since its introduction to the field of formal semantics. After Lewis had adapted the theory to suit fictional worlds in 1970s, theoreticians and critics such as Eco, Pavel, Dolezel and Ryan developed the PW theory to be applied to miscellane... |
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