Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Grounding narratology in the concept of world -- Truth: discourse types and theories of truth -- Fiction: the possible worlds approach to fiction and its rival theories -- Narrator: decomposing a theoretical primitive -- Characters: textual, philosophical, and "world" approaches to character ontology -- Plot: cheap plot tricks, plot holes, and narrative design -- Mimesis and diegesis: complementing each other -- Parallel worlds: physics, narrative, and the multiverse -- Impossible worlds: dealing with logical contradiction -- Virtual worlds: narrative and VR technology -- Transmedia worlds: industry buzzword or new narrative experience?
Summary:
"Uses a broad set of works-from Sokal's hoax, to Maus, from Saussure to Barthes, from Kafka to virtual reality-to ground narratology in the concept of world and interrogate key subjects such as narrator, plot, character, fiction, mimesis, and diegesis"-- Provided by publisher.
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