Stefano Predelli (University of Nottingham): "Radical Fictionalism: Interpretation and Criticism"

Wednesday, April 28, 2021. 5:00 pm.Venue: online.

Abstract:

In this talk I explore some consequences of Radical Fictionalism, namely the thesis that so-called fictional names are only fictionally proper names. I provide a brief summary of the starting points for Radical Fictionalism, with particular attention to the storyworld-periphery divide. I then proceed to certain consequences of Radical Fictionalism for the interpretation of fictional narrative, focusing on the aims and scope of critical discourse.