Possible Worlds of Fiction and History: The Postmodern Stage

by Lubomír Doležel

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With Possible Worlds of Fiction and History, Lubom r Dolezel reexamines the claim--made first by Roland Barthes and then popularized by Hayden White--that "there is no fundamental distinction between fiction and history."

Dolezel rejects this assertion and demonstrates how literary and discourse theory can help the historian to restate the difference between fiction and history. He challenges scholars to reassess the postmodern viewpoint...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801894638

ISBN13:9780801894633

Release Date:April 2010

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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