The problem of inferred modality in narrative

H. Ruthrof

doi:10.1515/jlse.1984.13.2.97

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The problem of inferred modality in narrative

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The problem of inferred modality in narrative

H. Ruthrof

Journal of Literary Semantics, Vol.13(2), pp.97-108

1984

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlse.1984.13.2.97

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Abstract

In a lecture On the 'Nature of Visions ', given in 1912 Oskar Kokoschka makes the radical phenomenological claim that 'Consciousness is the source of all things and of all conceptions. It is a sea ringed with visions'. I wish to take this view as a point of departure for a critique of a narrow, though precise, d e f i n i t i o n of meaning as found in a current theory of language and juxtapose to it a broader definition of meaning as required for the reading of literary texts and, more generally, all cultural - historical exchange.

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Title: The problem of inferred modality in narrative
Authors/Creators: H. Ruthrof (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Journal of Literary Semantics, Vol.13(2), pp.97-108
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Identifiers: 991005543554007891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Arts
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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