Fictional Realities

Author : J. J. A. Mooij
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789027222183

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Fictional Realities by J. J. A. Mooij Pdf

This book is a study of the role of the imagination. It focuses on the imaginative use of language in literature (poetry and narrative prose); but it also touches on some more comprehensive issues, for the questions it discusses are questions regarding the relationship between mind, reality and unreality. The first two chapters survey the thinking about the imagination in the history of philosophy. The main trends and the main problems are discussed, particularly in respect of the (positive or negative) evaluation of imagination. The subsequent chapters investigate the role of the imagination from a closer point of view. How is it that imagination appears in literary art? Central topics of discussion are the nature of narrativity, of fictional discourse and fictional objects, of realistic fiction, of symbolism and metaphor. Moreover, the similarities (both real and imagined) between literature and the other arts are explored. In all chapters attention is paid to the problem of the value of art and literary imagination. The last chapter addresses this issue head-on. In particular, it attempts to define the value of literature in relation to science.

Author : Mateusz Borowski,Malgorzata Sugiera
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781443807180

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Fictional Realities / Real Fictions. Contemporary Theatre in Search of a New Mimetic Paradigm by Mateusz Borowski,Malgorzata Sugiera Pdf

The collection of essays Fictional Realities / Real Fictions. Contemporary Theatre in Search of a New Mimetic Paradigm tackles the problem of fictionality and reality in contemporary theatre practice and playwriting. It approaches this hotly debated issue in a larger context of the theories of theatrical and dramatic mimesis. The volume provides an answer to the most recent developments in performative arts, such as the widespread use of new media technologies, the popularity of site specific productions, and the flourishing of various post-dramatic forms of expression. The phenomena scrutinized in this collection call into question the basic dichotomy between the fictional and the real on which the theory and practice of the Western theatre has been based right from its inception. However, due to their extremely heterogeneous character, they pose a considerable problem for researchers and teachers, who still do not find a widely applicable methodology for the analysis of contemporary performances and texts for the theatre. Fictional Realities / Real Fictions sets the discussion of the onset of new mimetic paradigm in three interrelated contexts: the new perceptual patterns forged by contemporary theatre, the use of media on stage, and the strategies of today’s political theatre. The case studies presented here, in spite of their thematic diversity, are subordinated to a single theoretical framework. Thus they turn out extremely useful both for the scholars investigating the problems of contemporary theatre, and students of theatre and drama. Fictional Realities / Real Fictions offers them a rigid methodological scaffolding, supported by a number of illustrative examples from a variety of cultural context and theatre traditions, which gives them an opportunity to extrapolate from the main argument of the volume to their own research.

Author : Albert Waller Hastings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89016140998

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Social Myth and Fictional Reality by Albert Waller Hastings Pdf

Author : Charles L. Blilie
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Computers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124083960

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The Promise and Limits of Computer Modeling by Charles L. Blilie Pdf

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Author : Isabelle Wagner
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783638007450

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Contrasted worlds in the fiction of J. K. Rowling by Isabelle Wagner Pdf

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2001 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,1, Saarland University, language: English, abstract: In my thesis, I will analyse the two contrasted fictional worlds that Rowling has created in the first four Harry Potter novels: the mundane Muggle world in which Harry first grows up and the fantasy world he enters once he has learned that he is a wizard. At first, I will establish a theoretical background, dealing with fantasy literature in general. I will give an idea of what constitutes a fantasy world and present several definitions of "fantasy" or "the fantastic". I continue with an attempt to define and locate the two worlds in the Harry Potter novels and to find out how they relate to one another. Inspired by Rosemary Jackson's theory about the fantastic as subversion, I would like to find out whether the wizarding world has any subversive potential. I will analyse why it initially appears subversive and whether or not it lives up to this impression. This will involve an examination of the educational and political system of the wizarding world. I will have a look at the concept of family that the novels promote, and questions of gender will be raised. The central question is: what does it mean to be different in the wizarding world? Is the wizarding world more open to otherness than the Muggle world seems to be? *** In meiner Magisterarbeit analysiere ich die beiden gegensätzlichen fiktionalen Welten, die Rowling in ihren Harry-Potter-Romanen geschaffen hat. Dabei bezieht sich die Arbeit auf die bis zum Erscheinungsdatum der Arbeit veröffentlichten Bände 1-4. Zunächst gebe ich einen sehr kurzen theoretischen Überblick über Fantasy-Literatur im Allgemeinen und und stelle verschiedene Definitionen des Fantastischen vor. Ich beschäftige mich mit der Lokalisierung und Beschaffenheit der beiden kontrastierten Welten in HP und erläutere, in welcher Beziehung sie zueinander stehen. Anknüpfend an Rosemary Jackson's Theory vom Fantastischen als Subversion, untersuche ich, ob Rowlings Zauberwelt tatsächlich subversives Potential besitzt. Dabei unterziehe ich das Schulsystem und das politische System der Zauberwelt einem kritischen Blick. Ich analysiere außerdem das Familienbild, das die Romane entwerfen und beschäftige mich mit Gender-Fragen. Die zentrale Frage ist, wie mit Anderssein in der Zauberwelt umgegangen wird.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Communication
ISBN : UCSC:32106011039770

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Text by Anonim Pdf

Author : J.J.A. Mooij
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1993-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789027276834

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Fictional Realities by J.J.A. Mooij Pdf

This book is a study of the role of the imagination. It focuses on the imaginative use of language in literature (poetry and narrative prose); but it also touches on some more comprehensive issues, for the questions it discusses are questions regarding the relationship between mind, reality and unreality. The first two chapters survey the thinking about the imagination in the history of philosophy. The main trends and the main problems are discussed, particularly in respect of the (positive or negative) evaluation of imagination. The subsequent chapters investigate the role of the imagination from a closer point of view. How is it that imagination appears in literary art? Central topics of discussion are the nature of narrativity, of fictional discourse and fictional objects, of realistic fiction, of symbolism and metaphor. Moreover, the similarities (both real and imagined) between literature and the other arts are explored. In all chapters attention is paid to the problem of the value of art and literary imagination. The last chapter addresses this issue head-on. In particular, it attempts to define the value of literature in relation to science.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : India
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007031789

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Indian Journal of American Studies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mirjam Moegele
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640595327

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Re-Enactment and Factual Discourse in a Biopic by Mirjam Moegele Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Communications - Movies and Television, grade: 2,0, University of Copenhagen (Film- und Medienwissenschaft), course: Between Documentary and Fiction, language: English, abstract: In this essay I want to focus on the integration of "factual discourse" in its different forms in a movie and the effects they are creating for the viewer. First of all it is interesting to look, where we can situate the biographical movie within fiction and historical truthfulness. I want to show that re-enactment of originals and the application of fictional facts is animating the viewer to reflect differently on the represented images. Here it is interesting to observe the story-line of Jack Rollins, including the effects of aesthetics and documentary consciousness. The movie is playing to a huge account with aesthetics, but also with the cultural knowledge of people "knowing" something about Bob Dylan and the previous documentaries "Don't look back" (cinema verite) and "No direction home". It is interesting to observe how the viewer can actually differentiate between factual and fictional discourse and to which degree he might believe, what is presented to him. The question can also be framed into the whole aim of the movie, which might explain the choice of certain media techniques. In which ways is factual discourse integrated in the movie "I'm not there"? Which documentary techniques underline the purpose for authenticity? How does the movie play with the concept of "documentary consciousness"? What does the re-enactment of factual discourse and material together with fictional elements achieve compared to a classical documentary?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSC:32106010042239

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The Hemingway Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Timothy Michael McGovern
Publisher : Juan de la Cuesta-Hispanic Monographs
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015059582125

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Galdós Beyond Realism by Timothy Michael McGovern Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Philology
ISBN : UCAL:B3552549

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Language Forum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jan Johann Albinn Mooij
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1556194293

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Fictional Realities by Jan Johann Albinn Mooij Pdf

This work is a study of the role of the imagination. It focuses on the imaginative use of language in literature (poetry and narrative prose) and also touches on some more comprehensive issues, for the questions regarding the relationship between mind, reality and unreality. The first two chapters survey thinking about the imagination in the history of philosophy. The main trends and the main problems are discussed, particularly in respect of the (positive or negative) evaluation of imagination. The subsequent chapters investigate the role of the imagination more closely. discussion are the nature of narrativity, of fictional discourse and fictional objects, of realistic fiction, of symbolism and metaphor. The similarities, both real and imagined, between literature and the other arts are explored. In all chapters attention is paid to the problem of the value of art and literary imagination. The last chapter addresses this issue head-on. In particular, it attempts to define the value of literature in relation to science.

Author : Ravīndranātha Śrīvāstava,R. S. Gupta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Applied linguistics
ISBN : UOM:39015009127047

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Dimensions of Applied Linguistics by Ravīndranātha Śrīvāstava,R. S. Gupta Pdf

Author : Charles Yu
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307379887

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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Enhanced Edition) by Charles Yu Pdf

This enhanced eBook includes video, audio, photographic, and linked content, as well as a bonus short story. Hear TAMMY talk. Learn the origins of Minor Universe 31. See the TM-31. Take a trip in it. Photos and illustrations appear as hyperlinked endnotes. Video and audio are embedded directly in text. *Video and audio may not play on all readers. Check your user manual for details. National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Award winner Charles Yu delivers his debut novel, a razor-sharp, ridiculously funny, and utterly touching story of a son searching for his father . . . through quantum space–time. Minor Universe 31 is a vast story-space on the outskirts of fiction, where paradox fluctuates like the stock market, lonely sexbots beckon failed protagonists, and time travel is serious business. Every day, people get into time machines and try to do the one thing they should never do: change the past. That’s where Charles Yu, time travel technician—part counselor, part gadget repair man—steps in. He helps save people from themselves. Literally. When he’s not taking client calls or consoling his boss, Phil, who could really use an upgrade, Yu visits his mother (stuck in a one-hour cycle of time, she makes dinner over and over and over) and searches for his father, who invented time travel and then vanished. Accompanied by TAMMY, an operating system with low self-esteem, and Ed, a nonexistent but ontologically valid dog, Yu sets out, and back, and beyond, in order to find the one day where he and his father can meet in memory. He learns that the key may be found in a book he got from his future self. It’s called How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, and he’s the author. And somewhere inside it is the information that could help him—in fact it may even save his life. Wildly new and adventurous, Yu’s debut is certain to send shock waves of wonder through literary space–time.