1. 'The Invention of Fact': Autobiography, Biography, Fiction
- Author
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Lou Rowan
- Subjects
narrative ,lcsh:Language and Literature ,media_common.quotation_subject ,ludique ,biography ,fiction ,biofiction ,historiography ,experience ,personnage ,histoire ,Narrative ,historiographie ,autobiography ,culture ludique ,media_common ,Literature ,Language arts ,Poetry ,language arts ,business.industry ,Johan Huizinga ,biographie ,Character (symbol) ,Historiography ,Biography ,Art ,expérience ,character ,narration ,poésie ,fact ,story ,David Antin ,autobiographie ,lcsh:P ,autofiction ,factuel ,history ,play ,play elements of culture ,Element (criminal law) ,business ,diégèse ,poetry - Abstract
Comparing the sources of a novel and a biography leads to the paradox that the freedom of fiction can allow a more “realistic” treatment of character than the restriction of biography to documented facts allows. The distinctions and the paradox are asserted to be less poignant and crucial in the light of David Antin’s theory of narrative and Johan Huizinga’s exploration of the play element of culture. La comparaison des sources d’un roman et de celles d’une biographie conduit au paradoxe que la liberté de la fiction permet un traitement plus réaliste du personnage que la restriction de la biographie à des faits documentés ne le permettrait. De telles distinctions et un tel paradoxe s’estompent dans leur mise en regard de la théorie narrative selon David Antin et dans l’exploration de la culture ludique selon Johan Huizinga.
- Published
- 2018