In defence of realism
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Word Count
48,000 words, Guess
Page Count
192 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22212244M
- ISBN-100713165936
- OCLC Control Number23210902
- OCLC Control Number17838636
- OCLC Control Numberindefenceofreali0000tall
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number89106941
- LibraryThing1660847
Classifications
- DDC820.9/12
- LCCPN56.R3 T35 1988
Description
"In Defence of Realism is a powerful indictment of the fog of bad philosophy and worse linguistics that has shrouded much contemporary literary theory and criticism. Raymond Tallis, one of the most important critics of post-Saussurean literary theory in the English-speaking world, examines the reasons often cited by critics and theorists for believing that realism in fiction is impossible and verisimilitude a mere literary "effect." He trenchantly shows not only that the arguments of critics hostile to realism are invalid, but that even if they were sound, they would apply equally to anti-realist fiction, indeed to all intelligible discourse."--Jacket.
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