TY - BOOK ID - 8227885 TI - How to make believe : the fictional truths of the representational arts AU - Bareis, Alexander J. AU - Nordrum, Lene AU - De Gruyter PY - 2015 VL - 49 SN - 9783110441536 9783110443967 3110443961 3110441535 9783110443875 3110443872 9783110435726 3110435721 9783110435726 PB - Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter DB - UniCat KW - Rhétorique KW - Rhétorique. KW - Narration (Rhetoric) KW - Imagination in literature. KW - Discourse analysis, Narrative. KW - Fiction KW - Truth in literature. KW - Fiction writing KW - Metafiction KW - Writing, Fiction KW - Authorship KW - Narrative discourse analysis KW - Narrative (Rhetoric) KW - Narrative writing KW - Rhetoric KW - Discourse analysis, Narrative KW - Narratees (Rhetoric) KW - Technique. KW - Narration (Rhetoric). KW - Make-believe. KW - fictionality. KW - imagination. KW - representational arts. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8227885 AB - 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. ER -