Verisimilitude: A Reintroduction

In this article, I argue for giving renewed attention to the concept of verisimilitude, a term popular in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century criticism but which has since the nineteenth century become a mere synonym for realism in fiction and film. It will be my argument that verisimilitude has lon...

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Main Author: Potolsky, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2023
In: MLN
Year: 2023, Volume: 138, Issue: 5, Pages: 1422-1437
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, René 1923-2015 / History 1600-1899 / Literature / Film / Social feeling / Character / Mimesis
IxTheo Classification:TJ Modern history
Further subjects:B Verisimilitude
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