LEADER 03422nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910788535603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7735-4038-5 010 $a1-283-62086-3 010 $a9786613933317 010 $a0-7735-8721-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773587212 035 $a(CKB)3360000000435494 035 $a(EBL)3332501 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000803295 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11464871 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803295 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10805039 035 $a(PQKB)10177496 035 $a(CEL)444355 035 $a(OCoLC)815471518 035 $a(CaBNVSL)slc00230807 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3332501 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10605523 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL393331 035 $a(OCoLC)923238113 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/7492ds 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3332501 035 $a(DE-B1597)656056 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773587212 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000435494 100 $a20120305d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEmpty revelations$b[electronic resource] $ean essay on talk about, and attitudes toward fiction /$fPeter Alward 210 $aMontreal $cMcGill-Queen's University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart one : Two Authors and Readers - Negative --1 Compositional Speech Acts -- 2 Reader Engagement -- Part Two : Authors and Readers - Positive -- 3 Word-Sculpture -- 4 Narrative Informants - Part Three : Fictional Names and Fictional Talk -- 5 Empty Revelations -- 6 Fictional Discourse - Conclusion. 330 $aWhat mysteries lie at the heart of fiction's power to enchant and engage the mind? Empty Revelations considers a number of philosophical problems that fiction raises, including the primary issue of how we can think and talk about things that do not exist. Peter Alward covers thought-provoking terrain, exploring fictional truth, the experience of being "caught up" in a story, and the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction. At the centre of Alward's argument is a figure known as the "narrative informant" who mediates the reader's encounter with fictional events through - sometimes unreliable - reporting. Developing a theory in which the author is a sculptor who constructs works of fiction out of words, Alward demonstrates that much of the confusion about fiction stems from a failure to properly distinguish between writing fiction and telling stories. Combining clarity, philosophical sophistication, ingenuity, and originality, Empty Revelations is a rewarding read for both scholars of philosophy and anyone interested in the complex ways that fiction works. 606 $aDiscourse analysis, Narrative 606 $aDiscourse analysis, Literary 606 $aFiction$xTechnique 606 $aFiction$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aDiscourse analysis, Narrative. 615 0$aDiscourse analysis, Literary. 615 0$aFiction$xTechnique. 615 0$aFiction$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a808.301/41 700 $aAlward$b Peter Wallace$f1964-$01493975 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788535603321 996 $aEmpty revelations$93717259 997 $aUNINA