Crossing Borders - The Interrelation of Fact and Fiction in Historical Works, Travel Tales, Autobiography and Reportage (Paperback, New edition)

In the twentieth century, the boundaries between different literary genres started to be questioned, raising a discussion about the various narrative modes of factual and fictional discourses. Moving on from the limited traditional studies of genre definitions, this book argues that the borders between these two types of discourse depend on complex issues of epistemology, literary traditions and social and political constraints. This study attempts a systematic and specific analysis of how literary works, and in particular documentary ones, where the borders are more difficult to define, can be classified as factual or fictional. The book deals with several areas of discourse, including history, travel tales, autobiography and reportage, and opens up perspectives on the very different ways in which documentary works make use of the inescapable presence of both factual and fictional elements.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Modern French Identities, 123
Release date:	December 2015
First published:	2016
Authors:	Maureen A. Ramsden
Dimensions:	255 x 150mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-431995-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General
LSN:	3-03-431995-9
Barcode:	9783034319959

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