Space and the Fantastic in the Novel from the Theory of Possible Worlds: a Review of the Semantic Typologies of Fiction

Space and the Fantastic in the Novel from the Theory of Possible Worlds: a Review of the Semantic Typologies of Fiction

<p>The theory of possible worlds in literature is useful for the understanding of space within the fantastic genre. Nancy H. Traill’s and Marie-Laure Ryan’s semantic typologies of fiction might be helpful as interpretive tools for the storyworlds and for fictional space. This hypothesis will b...

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Main Author: Andrés Lomeña Cantos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2013-12-01
Series:Brumal: Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico
Subjects:
possible world, the fantastic, space, novel [roman]
Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/brumal/article/view/18
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spelling doaj-1ad978ddfad74f50aa564cdf3bc7970e2021-02-09T17:29:12ZengUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaBrumal: Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico2014-79102013-12-011237338910.5565/rev/brumal.1817Space and the Fantastic in the Novel from the Theory of Possible Worlds: a Review of the Semantic Typologies of FictionAndrés Lomeña Cantos0Universidad Complutense de Madrid<p>The theory of possible worlds in literature is useful for the understanding of space within the fantastic genre. Nancy H. Traill’s and Marie-Laure Ryan’s semantic typologies of fiction might be helpful as interpretive tools for the storyworlds and for fictional space. This hypothesis will be explored through two fantastic novels, <em>Other Kingdoms</em> (2011) by Richard Matheson, and <em>The silent land</em> (2011) by Graham Joyce.</p>https://revistes.uab.cat/brumal/article/view/18possible world, the fantastic, space, novel [roman]
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Space and the Fantastic in the Novel from the Theory of Possible Worlds: a Review of the Semantic Typologies of Fiction
Brumal: Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico
possible world, the fantastic, space, novel [roman]
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title Space and the Fantastic in the Novel from the Theory of Possible Worlds: a Review of the Semantic Typologies of Fiction
title_short Space and the Fantastic in the Novel from the Theory of Possible Worlds: a Review of the Semantic Typologies of Fiction
title_full Space and the Fantastic in the Novel from the Theory of Possible Worlds: a Review of the Semantic Typologies of Fiction
title_fullStr Space and the Fantastic in the Novel from the Theory of Possible Worlds: a Review of the Semantic Typologies of Fiction
title_full_unstemmed Space and the Fantastic in the Novel from the Theory of Possible Worlds: a Review of the Semantic Typologies of Fiction
title_sort space and the fantastic in the novel from the theory of possible worlds: a review of the semantic typologies of fiction
publisher Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
series Brumal: Revista de Investigación sobre lo Fantástico
issn 2014-7910
publishDate 2013-12-01
description <p>The theory of possible worlds in literature is useful for the understanding of space within the fantastic genre. Nancy H. Traill’s and Marie-Laure Ryan’s semantic typologies of fiction might be helpful as interpretive tools for the storyworlds and for fictional space. This hypothesis will be explored through two fantastic novels, <em>Other Kingdoms</em> (2011) by Richard Matheson, and <em>The silent land</em> (2011) by Graham Joyce.</p>
topic possible world, the fantastic, space, novel [roman]
url https://revistes.uab.cat/brumal/article/view/18
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