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Writing Facts: Interdisciplinary Discussions of a Key Concept in Modernity
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Abstract "Fact" is one of the most crucial inventions of modern times. Susanne Knaller discusses the functions of this powerful notion in the arts and the sciences, its impact on aesthetic models and systems of knowledge. The practice of writing provides an effective procedure to realize and to understand fa... view more
"Fact" is one of the most crucial inventions of modern times. Susanne Knaller discusses the functions of this powerful notion in the arts and the sciences, its impact on aesthetic models and systems of knowledge. The practice of writing provides an effective procedure to realize and to understand facts. This concerns preparatory procedures, formal choices, models of argumentation, and narrative patterns. By considering "writing facts" and "writing facts", the volume shows why and how "facts" are a result of knowledge, rules, and norms as well as of description, argumentation, and narration. This approach allows new perspectives on »fact« and its impact on modernity.... view less
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
Free Keywords
Science; Literature; Arts; Society; Media; Language; Literary Studies; Cultural Studies; British Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
328 p.
Series
Lettre
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839462713
ISSN
2703-0148
ISBN
978-3-8394-6271-3
Status
Published Version; reviewed