Fictionality

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Does fiction enhance reality or threaten our sense of what is real? What is special about experiencing fictional works and worlds? Today we speak casually of parallel universes and virtual reality, how much do we really know about what these phenomena involve? Fictionality explains how philosophers and literary theorists have approached these questions in the Western literary tradition from Greek antiquity to the present day, offering an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this field of increasing interest. Bringing together theoretical insights from a variety of perspectives, it will be an essential resource for anyone studying fictionality.