POSSIBLE WORLD SEMANTICS AND FICTIONAL DISCOURSE. HIGHLIGHTS FOR IAN McEWAN’S «ATONEMENT» Cover Image

SEMANTICA LUMILOR POSIBILE ȘI DISCURSUL FICȚIONAL CU REFERINȚE PRACTICE ÎN ROMANUL «ATONEMENT» DE IAN McEWAN
POSSIBLE WORLD SEMANTICS AND FICTIONAL DISCOURSE. HIGHLIGHTS FOR IAN McEWAN’S «ATONEMENT»

Author(s): Polgar Diana
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims at discussing the fictional discourse from the perspective of possible world modality also revealing a practical side by applying a variety of theories onto the fictional universe of Ian McEwan’s Atonement. First it explains the manner in which the fictional discourse needs to be understood in relation to the possible world prerequisites. Then it identifies and analyzes the possible worlds of fiction within the practical environment of the novel Atonement.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2018
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 77-86
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English
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