Paradoxes of Emotion and Fiction

by Robert J. Yanal

Yanal classifies and assesses the currently touted solutions to one of the major puzzles of recent aesthetics, and proposes, and defends a version of a solution called Thought Theory against its main competitor, Walton's theory of make-believe. He also explores two lower-profile paradoxes that he finds as interesting, those of suspense and tragedy.

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999