Joan Rockwell

Fact in Fiction

The use of literature in the systematic study of society

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1974, Fact in Fiction states that literature does not 'reflect' or 'arise from' society but is as much a functioning part of it as any social structure, institution or set of norms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781032564487
• ISBN-10: 1032564482
• Artikelnr.: 69946868

Autorenporträt

Joan Rockwell

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Language and literature 2. The transmission of norms in fiction
3. The so-called 'realism' of the novel 4. Fact in fiction: the use of
fiction in the deduction of facts about society 5. Some speculations on the
possible existence of a matriarchal society in Greece, based on the
Oresteia of Aeschylus 6. Normative attitudes of spies in fiction
Bibliography Index