The Rhetoric Of Fictionality
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The Rhetoric Of Fictionality
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Author : Richard Walsh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
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Narrative theory has always been centrally concerned with fiction, yet it has tended to treat fictions as if they were merely the framed or disowned equivalents of nonfictional narratives. A rhetorical perspective upon fictionality, however, sees it as a direct way of meaning and a distinct kind of communicative gesture. The Rhetoric of Fictionality : Narrative Theory and the Idea of Fiction by Richard Walsh argues the merit of such a perspective and demonstrates its radical implications for narrative theory. A new conception of fictionality as a distinctive rhetorical resource, somewhat like the master-trope of fictional narrative, cuts across many of the core theoretical issues in the field. The model, set out in chapter one, is subsequently tested and elaborated in relation to currently prevalent assumptions about narrativity and mimesis ; narrative structure ; the narrator and transmission ; voice and mediacy ; narrative media and cognition ; and creativity, reception, and involvement. Throughout, the theoretical analysis seeks to vindicate readers' intuitions about fiction without merely restating them : the result is a forceful challenge to many of narrative theory's orthodoxies. The rhetorical model of fictionality advanced in this book offers up new areas of inquiry into the purchase of fictiveness itself upon questions of narrative interpretation. It urges a fundamental reconception of the apparatus of narrative theory by theorizing the conditions of significance that make fictions conceivable and worthwhile.
The Rhetoric Of Fictionality
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Author : Richard Walsh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
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"Narrative theory has always been centrally concerned with fiction, yet it has tended to treat fictions as if they were merely the framed or disowned equivalents of nonfictional narratives. A rhetorical perspective upon fictionality, however, sees it as a direct way of meaning and a distinct kind of communicative gesture. The Rhetoric of Fictionality: Narrative Theory and the Idea of Fiction by Richard Walsh argues the merit of such a perspective and demonstrates its radical implications for narrative theory. ... The rhetorical model of fictionality advanced in this book offers up new areas of inquiry into the purchase of fictiveness itself upon questions of narrative interpretation. It urges a fundamental reconception of the apparatus of narrative theory by theorizing the conditions of significance that make fictions conceivable and worthwhile."--Besedilo s platnic.
The Rhetoric Of Fiction
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Author : Wayne C. Booth
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2010-05-15
The Rhetoric Of Fiction written by Wayne C. Booth and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
The first edition of The Rhetoric of Fiction transformed the criticism of fiction and soon became a classic in the field. One of the most widely used texts in fiction courses, it is a standard reference point in advanced discussions of how fictional form works, how authors make novels accessible, and how readers recreate texts, and its concepts and terms—such as "the implied author," "the postulated reader," and "the unreliable narrator"—have become part of the standard critical lexicon. For this new edition, Wayne C. Booth has written an extensive Afterword in which he clarifies misunderstandings, corrects what he now views as errors, and sets forth his own recent thinking about the rhetoric of fiction. The other new feature is a Supplementary Bibliography, prepared by James Phelan in consultation with the author, which lists the important critical works of the past twenty years—two decades that Booth describes as "the richest in the history of the subject."
The Rhetoric Of Fiction
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Author : Wayne Clayton Booth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
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Coming To Terms
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Author : Seymour Benjamin Chatman
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1990
Coming To Terms written by Seymour Benjamin Chatman and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Studies In The Rhetoric Of Fiction
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Author : Ana-Karina Schneider
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2015-09-18
Studies In The Rhetoric Of Fiction written by Ana-Karina Schneider and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-18 with Fiction categories.
Studies in the Rhetoric of Fiction investigates the contemporary novel’s relation to its forerunners, the picaresques, romances and sentimental novels of the 18th century. Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne and Jane Austen are stable landmarks, while, of the contemporary practitioners, a handful recur from one chapter to the next, particularly Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan and Kazuo Ishiguro. The chapters share an interest in the rhetoric of fiction, broadly understood as the way in which fictional works achieve their effects on readers, whether by directly addressing a hypothetical reader, using irony and parody, orchestrating competitions between divergent narratives, imitating musical structures, inviting intertextual readings, or openly taking issue with traditional conventions and expectations. Chapters focusing on narrative strategy and metanarrative comment, therefore, alternate with those interrogating reading practices and readerly participation in the rhetorical interchange. This collection of essays however does not propose a consistent theory of the rhetoric of fiction; nor does it claim any generalisable validity for its findings. Rather, it consists of a series of readings that address various formal aspects of the novels they focus on, showing rhetoric in action, pointing out the complex ways in which its means and strategies change in time and across genres and media. It restores a sense that whatever old tricks the author or narrator is perceived to be up to, they are an invitation to the reader to take part in the fun. The book will appeal to students and scholars in the early stages of their research, encouraging readings that identify rhetorical strategies that challenge conventional forms and expectations. It is, therefore, largely free of rhetorical terminology, making sparing use of it when distinctions must be drawn and the more technical aspects of novels are interrogated.
The Rhetoric Of Fiction
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Author : Wayne Clayson Booth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
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The Rhetoric Of Modernist Fiction
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Author : Morton Levitt
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 2006
The Rhetoric Of Modernist Fiction written by Morton Levitt and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Fiction categories.
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The Rhetoric Of Antinuclear Fiction
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Author : Patrick Mannix
language : en
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Release Date : 1992
The Rhetoric Of Antinuclear Fiction written by Patrick Mannix and has been published by Bucknell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Fiction categories.
"Given the ever-present threat of world-wide calamity that nuclear weapons present, it is not surprising that they have fascinated fiction writers and filmmakers ever since their development. Nor is it surprising that many of these artists would seek to use their work to influence mass opinion about these weapons. What may be surprising is that few studies have been made of how antinuclear fiction actually attempts to persuade its audiences." "The Rhetoric of Antinuclear Fiction is an effort to do so. Organized around the three traditional modes of rhetorical appeal--the ethical, the rational, and the emotional--the book describes and classifies the persuasive strategies of a wide range of antinuclear fiction from the period 1945 to 1989. Works examined include On the Beach, Fail-Safe, A Canticle for Leibowitz, Dr. Strangelove, The Day After, War Day, Testament, Threads, and Riddley Walker." "During the course of these studies, Patrick Mannix reveals what sorts of fictional characters have been most widely used to deliver antinuclear messages, and he follows the major arguments of the nuclear debate as they have been reflected in fiction. He also shows which emotions are invoked most often to secure the audience's opposition to nuclear weapons and how those emotions have been generated by the creators of antinuclear fiction." "The range of characters that this volume examines includes the pacifistic but loyal Air Force general of Fail-Safe, the pious but shrewd monks of A Canticle for Leibowitz, the suburban housewife of Threads, and even the computer of War-games, which teaches humanity the folly of nuclear war." "We also follow fictional manifestations of the nuclear debate from veiled arguments for world government in The Day the Earth Stood Still, through warnings of the dangers of Mutual Assured Destruction depicted by Fail-Safe, Dr. Strangelove, and Wargames, to attacks on the concepts of limited nuclear war and the Strategic Defense Initiative in War Day." "This study also demonstrates the dynamic of fear in works as diverse as Ape and Essence, The Day After, and Them!, and dissects the powerful use of scorn in Dr. Strangelove. It also shows us the paradoxical role of hope in securing the effectiveness of antinuclear fiction." "While maintaining his focus on the persuasive nature of this literature, Mannix does consider the aesthetic value of the fiction he studies, noting that the relationship between the two elements is complex and often problematical. While admitting that the aesthetic elements of some works would limit their audience and therefore reduce the scope of their rhetorical effect, he demonstrates how the skillful combination of artistic and rhetorical elements raises a film like Dr. Strangelove above the similarly themed Fail-Safe as both a persuasive act and an aesthetic artifact."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Exploring Fictionality
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Author : Marianne Wolff Lundholt
language : en
Publisher: University of Southern Denmark
Release Date : 2022-09-12
Exploring Fictionality written by Marianne Wolff Lundholt and has been published by University of Southern Denmark this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
The concept of fictionality has been proposed within rhetorical narratology to describe a communicative mode in which the qualities of fiction are deployed across genres and media that extend far beyond the novel and short story. Whether in political rhetoric, autobiographical writing, or organizational communication, fictionality offers ways to understand real-life events through the imagined. Yet its consequences as persuasive communication, its multiple definitions and textual characteristics as well as its reception are all subject to ongoing theorization and discussion. In this anthology, scholars from a range of disciplines engage with -- and problematize -- the rhetorical approach to fictionality. Analyses of literature, commercials, graphic memoirs, political speeches, and a public municipality provide testing grounds for the concept, and the volume's organization facilitates discussion and reflection among its contributors. The analyses are bookended by an opening chapter with a primarily theoretical focus and two closing chapters which critically engage with one another on theoretical issues while offering reflections on the analyses from a rhetorical perspective.