The Fictive and the Imaginary: Charting Literary Anthropology

383 Pages·1993·7.64 MB·English

by  Wolfgang Iser

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Contents
PREFACE IX
ACKNOWLE DGMENTS XXI
oNE. FictionaAlcitzs1i ng
TaciKtn owleodfFg iec tainodRne ayl 1i tTIh Teri ad:
ThRee atlh,e FicttihIveme a,g iann2ad rF Iyu nctional
DifferenotifFa itcitaoilnoi nzAicntSgse :l ection,
CombinaSteilofn-,D is4c losure
Two. RenaainscsPea staolriassm Paa radiogfm
LiterFaircyt iona2l2i ty
ScenaorfPi aosst Pooreatli rnAy n tiq2u5iI tyT he
EcloagnudIet Rse fereRnetail3ail4tyI T he TWwoor lds
oft hPea stRoormaaln 4c6eI L iteFriacrtyi oansa lity
StagiEncgsy,t,aa nsdTr nasforPmrioncg6e 9sI s
AnthproologIimcpalli caOtnDi oounbsl:ai nndg
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THREE.F ictTihoenm atiiznPe hdi losopDhiisccaolu r87s e
IntroduBceotyniEdom np:i ri8c7iI sF mi ctaisIo dno l:
Francisa nBdCa rciotni 9c3i/ sFmi ctaisMo ond ayl:i t
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TranspaProesnHitat n:Vs a ihianngNdee ro -Kantian
Schemat1i3sI0Fm i ctaisDo inf ferNeenltsioanl :
GoodmaanndC onstruc1t5iI2vT ihseCm h ameloefo n
CognitSioomnCe:o ncluasbiooFunitsc t1i6o4n
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FOUR. TheI magina1ry7 1
HistoPrrieclailim ei1sn7 aI1rT heI maginaastF iaocnu lty
(Coldegre1i)8 I6T heI maginaasAry c (tS art1r9eI4)
ThRea diIcmaalg i(nCaarsytor2i0a4IdI inst)e rplay
betwteheFeni ctainvdte h Iem agin2a2rI2yE xcursus:
BeckeItmatg'isn aDteiaodn ImaagnindFea n tasy
Litera2t3u8r e
FIVE. TextPla2y 47
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SIX. Epilogue2 81
MimesainsPd e rform2a8nI1cS et agaisan ng
AnthropolCoagtiecga2ol9ry 6
NOTES 305
INDEXO F NAMES 343