Report on Session 3: Literature and Arts

Eco, Umberto; Allén, Sture

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“…In other words, they are cultural constructs, whose existence depends on the production and Interpretation of communicative objects, such äs spoken or written texts, pictures, dances, and so on. Unlike the worlds of logic, they are concrete or 'furnished' worlds, in the sense that they deal with specific entities and situations (DoleSel 1976: 12n;Eco 1989Eco , 1990; they are 'parasitical' (Eco 1989: 352), that is they rely on the receivers' knowledge of the actual world for their Interpretation (see also Pavel 1986: 104-5;Teleman 1989;Ryan 1991a: 48 ff. ); they are incomplete, since they do not assign truth-values to all conceivable propositions (Dolefcel 1988(Dolefcel , 1989Eco 1990: 64-82;Maitre 1983: 38); they are not always consistent, i.e.…”

Section: Possible Worlds In Logic and In Fictionmentioning

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“…); they are incomplete, since they do not assign truth-values to all conceivable propositions (Dolefcel 1988(Dolefcel , 1989Eco 1990: 64-82;Maitre 1983: 38); they are not always consistent, i.e. they may include logical contradictions and defy necessary truths (Wolterstoff 1980: 155-57;DoleSel 1988DoleSel , 1989Eco 1989Eco , 1990Pavel 1989). DoleSel mentions the novel La maison de rendez-vous by RobbeGrillet äs an example of a world made logically impossible by a number of internal contradictions: the same place is and is not the setting of the novel, the same event is claimed to have occurred in several different ways, and so on (Dole^el 1988: 492-93;1989: 239-40).…”

Section: Possible Worlds In Logic and In Fictionmentioning

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“…I will then proceed to demonstrate in some detail a possible-world approach to the analysis of two postmodernist poems. The latter choice is motivated by the fact that the worlds of postmodernist literature pose rather peculiar problems, and have therefore received a considerable amount of attention from possible-world theorists (DoleSel 1988(DoleSel , 1989Eco 1979Eco , 1989Eco , 1990Pavel 1989). …”

Section: Possible Worlds and Poetic Text Worldsmentioning

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Possible Worlds in Poetry

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1996

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1996

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“…Eco 1979Eco , 1990Dolezel 1976Dolezel , 1988Wolterstoff 1980, Maitre 1983, Pavel 1986, All6n 1989, Ryan 1991. In this article I propose an alternative approach, based on the cognitive theory of comprehension generally known as schema theory (e.g.…”

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Schema theory and the analysis of text worlds in poetry

Semino

1995

Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics

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This article demonstrates an approach to the study of text worlds in poetry based on the theory of background knowledge and comprehension generally known as schema theory. It is argued that such an approach constitutes a useful alternative to the possible-world models which have traditionally been applied to the description of fictional worlds. From a cognitive point of view, text worlds can be seen as resulting from the application of certain portions of the reader's background knowledge (schemata) to the interpretation of texts. The reader's perception of a particular text world will depend on the extent to which his or her existing schemata are confirmed or challenged during the process of interpretation. Following Cook (1990 and forthcoming), I describe the former outcome as 'schema reinforcement' and the latter as 'schema refreshment'. Two contemporary poems (Seamus Heaney's 'A Pillowed Head' and Sylvia Plath's 'The Applicant') are analysed in detail, in order to:i. show the possibility of combining linguistic description and schema theory in the analysis of texts, andii. demonstrate the usefulness of the notions of schema reinforcement and schema refreshment in accounting for the differences between the worlds projected by different texts.A partial redefinition of the notion of schema refreshment is suggested in the light of the analyses.

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Report on Session 3: Literature and Arts

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Schema theory and the analysis of text worlds in poetry

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