True Lies Worldwide : Fictionality in Global Contexts

• People of all times and in all cultures have produced and consumed fiction in a variety of forms, not only for entertainment, but also to spread knowledge, religious or political beliefs etc. Fiction has also taken part in reflecting and shaping the cultural identity of communities, as well as the identity of individuals.In today's world, fiction seems to be present everywhere, not only in traditional media such as books or movies, but on the web, in computer games or virtual environments. This development presents new challenges for scholars from all over the Humanities, trying to understand cultural change in a global as well as historical perspective. This book gathers twenty-three scholars from ten countries with the aim to explore the idea and the uses of fiction in different cultures. It covers a broad field of interests, from classical literature, art or philosophy to modern media.

Ämnesord

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur -- Litteraturvetenskap (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature -- General Literary Studies (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

fiction

fictionality

global contexts

fiction theory

Sinologi

Sinology

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