Fictional Truth

(Part of the Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society Series)

by Michael Riffaterre

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"All literary genres are artifacts", writes Michael Riffaterre, "but none more blatantly so than fiction. Its very name declares its artificiality, and yet it must somehow be true to hold the interest of its readers, to tell them about experiences at once imaginary and relevant to their own lives. This paradox of truth in fiction is the problem for which I propose to seek a solution."

In "Fictional Truth" Riffaterre identifies and discusses the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801839343

ISBN13:9780801839344

Release Date:January 1990

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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