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Fictional Thinking
Eli Rozik
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Description for Fictional Thinking
Paperback. Offers a theory of the archaic mode of fictional thinking and a methodology for the analysis of fictional worlds. This title presupposes the mutual independence of the description of a fictional world, in various languages or mediums, and the described fictional world. Num Pages: 323 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
This book offers a theory of the archaic mode of fictional thinking and a methodology for the analysis of fictional worlds. It presupposes the mutual independence of the description of a fictional world, in any language or medium, and the described fictional world. Such a world is generated by an autonomous fictional structure, which reflects the spontaneous expectations of the spectator, and thematic specification. A model of this structure is presented, comprising seven layers: personified, mythical, praxical, naive, ironic and aesthetic -- and overriding these layers, the fictional experience on the level of relationship between the fictional world and spectator. ... Read more
This book offers a theory of the archaic mode of fictional thinking and a methodology for the analysis of fictional worlds. It presupposes the mutual independence of the description of a fictional world, in any language or medium, and the described fictional world. Such a world is generated by an autonomous fictional structure, which reflects the spontaneous expectations of the spectator, and thematic specification. A model of this structure is presented, comprising seven layers: personified, mythical, praxical, naive, ironic and aesthetic -- and overriding these layers, the fictional experience on the level of relationship between the fictional world and spectator. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
Number of Pages
323
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845193270
SKU
V9781845193270
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99-12
About Eli Rozik
Eli Rozik is Ph.D. and professor emeritus of theatre studies. He was twice head of the Department of Theatre Studies and Dean of the Faculty of the Arts at Tel Aviv University. He specializes in theatre theory, particularly in non-verbal communication in performance analysis; and has published numerous articles in international leading journals in Europe and the US. His books ... Read more
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