Possible Worlds, Artificial Intelligence, and Narrative Theory

Name: Possible Worlds, Artificial Intelligence, and Narrative Theory
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ISBN: 9780253350046

ISBN-10: 0253350042

ISBN-13: 9780253350046

Edition: 1992

Authors: Marie-Laure Ryan

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In this important contribution to narrative theory, Marie-Laure Ryan applies insights from artificial intelligence and the theory of possible worlds to the study of narrative and fiction. For Ryan, the theory of possible worlds provides a more nuanced way of discussing the commonplace notion of a fictional "world," while artificial intelligence contributes to narratology and the theory of fiction directly via its researches into the congnitive processes of texts and automatic story generation. Although Ryan applies exotic theories to the study of narrative and to fiction, her book maintains a solid basis in literary theory and makes the formal models developed by AI researchers accessible…

Book details

Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 3/22/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English