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Degrees of Fictionality / Degrés de fictionnalité

Edited by Alison James, Edited by Charlotte Krauss, Edited by Akihiro Kubo, Edited by Françoise Lavocat

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The first volume of Fiction Studies / Penser la fiction, titled Degrees of Fictionality, explores a notion that is both widely used and theoretically contested. While everyday discourse readily invokes gradations of fictionality, many philosophical and theoretical approaches have traditionally defined it in binary terms – fiction versus non-fiction. The contributions assembled here revisit this tension by examining the hybrid nature of fiction across genres, media, and cultural contexts. Combining theoretical reflections with case studies ranging from literature to video games, the volume investigates how fictionality may be modulated through narrative strategies, referential relations, and modes of reception. Without seeking to resolve the debate, this volume opens a space for renewed inquiry into one of the central questions of contemporary fiction studies. Le premier volume de Fiction Studies / Penser la fiction, intitulé Degrés de fictionnalité, explore une notion à la fois largement utilisée dans le langage courant et débattue par les théoriciens. Si l’on recourt en effet aisément à l’idée d’une fiction qui se déploie par degrés, de nombreuses approches philosophiques et théoriques la définissent traditionnellement en termes binaires : fiction versus non-fiction. Les contributions rassemblées ici reviennent sur cette tension en examinant la nature hybride de la fiction à travers les genres, les médias et les contextes culturels. Articulant réflexions théoriques et études de cas, de la littérature aux jeux vidéo, ce volume analyse les modalités selon lesquelles la fictionnalité peut être modulée par des stratégies narratives, des relations référentielles et des modes de réception. Sans chercher à trancher le débat, il ouvre un espace pour une réflexion renouvelée sur l’une des questions centrales des études sur la fiction aujourd’hui.

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Normally shipped | Forthcoming
Publisher | De Gruyter
Published date | 5 Oct 2026
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 300
Dimensions | 240 x 160 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-3-1122-3620-8
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BISAC | literary criticism / general
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