Truth, fiction, and literature by peter lamarque, 9780198236818. Clarendon press, i994, peter lamarque and stein haugom olsen defend a no truth theory of literature p. Lamarque and olsen offer a no truth theory of fictional literature. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. In fiction, truth and literature, lamarque and olsen argue that if a critic claims or attempts to prove that the outlook of a work of literature is true or false, he is not engaging in literary or aesthetic appreciation. Olsens notruth theory from truth, fiction, and literature.
Peter lamarque and stein olsen, in their important work, truch, ficcion, and. Truth and the work of literary fiction university of oxford. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Literature from an aesthetic point of view springerlink.
Lamarque and olsen on literature and truth rowe 1997. Jeff olson has 23 books on goodreads with 44636 ratings. Peter lamarquestein haugom olsen, truth, fiction, and literature. Lamarque and olsen on literature and truth wiley online library. While rejecting the traditional view that literature is important for the truths that it imparts, the authors also reject attempts to cut literature off altogether from real human concerns. As lamarque agrees, to read philosophy is to read for truth, so if literary fiction. Robert stecker, what is literature, philosophy of literature. I t would be natural to assume from the title of terry eagletons new book that it might, in some way, be applying to literature alain badious idea of the event the rupture in the nature of. This paper argues against this position by adducing cases where literary critics discuss the truth or falsity of a works view, when their opinions are obviously relevant to. Fiction and truth are much more closely intertwined, as shakespeare. This paper argues against this position by adducing cases where literary critics discuss the truth or falsity of a works view, when their opinions are obviously.
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