The Structure of Appearance Fact, Fiction. and Forecast - Monoskop

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CONTENTS
Foreword ix
I.W ORDS,W ORKS,W ORLDS 1
1. Questio1n s
2. Verosnia')n dV ision2 s
3. HowF iramF oundati6o n?
4. Wayosf W orldmak7i ng
5. TrouwbilteTh r uth1 7
6. RelaRteiavlei t20y
7. NotoensK nowin2g1
II.T HES TATUSO F STYLE 23
1.E xceptTiaoknesn2 3
2. StyalneSd u bjec24t
3. StyalneSd e ntime2n7 t
4. StyalneSd t ructu29r e
5. StyalneSd i gnatu34r e
6. ThSei gfincianocfSe t yle37
IIIS.O ME QUESTIONCSO NCERNING QUOTATION 41
I.1 e/r bQaulo tati4o1 n
2. PictoQruioatolan t i47
3. MusiQcuaolt ati5o0 n
4. Cross-SQyusotteamt i5o2 n
5. Cross-QMuoodtaalt i5o5 n
6. Reflecti56o n
viii CONTENTS
IV.W HEN ISA RTI 57
1. TheP urien A rt 57
2. A Dilemma 59
3. Samples6 3
V. A PUZZLEA BOUTP ERCEPTION 7I
1. Seeibnegy onBde ing 71
2. MotioMna de 72
3. Shapaen dS ize 74
4. ConsequenacnedQs u estion7s8
5. Color 83
6. TheP uzzle8 5
VI.T HEF ABRICATIOOFN F ACTS 91
1. ActualaintdAy r tifice9 1
2. Meanasn dM atter 94
3. SomeA ncieWnotr lds 97
4. ReductiaonndC onstructi9o9n
5. Facfrto m Fiction1 02
VII.O N RIGHTNESOSF RENDERING 109
1. WorldisnC onflic1t0 9
2. ConventainodnC ontent1 16
3. Testasn dT ruth 120
4. VeraciatnydV alidit1y2 5
5. RighRte presentati1o3n0
6. TheF aiSra mple 133
7. RightnReesvsi ewed1 38
Namei ndex 141
Subjeicntd ex 143
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