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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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The Teller and the tale

sources of credibility in the short story

Sarah Brey Simmons

pp. 301-306

Abstract

The problem to be considered is that of the basis for the sense of validity in a narrative. Why does a reader accept a story as credible? The willingness of a reader to enter the narrative universe is a complex process, and the function of factors both internal and external to the text. At the most immediate level this complex of factors includes the reader as a member of the culture and as a reader of a particular literature as well. This membership entails awareness of the conventions which must be met by a particular form. A reading begins then, with some knowledge of that to which the text refers, and some expectations of the form the text will take.

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Published in:

Deely John, Lenhart Margot D (1983) Semiotics 1981. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 301-306

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-9328-7_29

Full citation:

Brey Simmons Sarah (1983) „The Teller and the tale: sources of credibility in the short story“, In: J. Deely & M.D. Lenhart (eds.), Semiotics 1981, Dordrecht, Springer, 301–306.