Fiktion, Wissen, Gedächtnis. Literaturtheoretische Studien

Abstract

If one wants to understand what literature is from a 'longue durée' perspective, it is instructive to examine the terms ‘fiction’, ‘knowledge’ and ‘memory’. Grouped into three sections, analytical studies each focusing on one of these three terms are compiled in this book. These studies introduce suitable theoretical models in this respect, which have been customised so that they can be used in textual analysis. In this way, the book aims to reveal important foundations of literary theory and analyse them in terms of their potential t Show more