Fiction and Narrative

Fiction and Narrative
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9780199647019
ISBN-13 : 0199647011
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Book Synopsis Fiction and Narrative by : Derek Matravers

Download or read book Fiction and Narrative written by Derek Matravers and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do fictions depend upon imagination? Derek Matravers argues against the mainstream view that they do, and offers an original account of what it is to read, listen to, or watch a narrative. He downgrades the divide between fiction and non-fiction, largely dispenses with the imagination, and in doing so illuminates a succession of related issues.


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