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Narratology

an approach that treats fictional narratives as systems of alternative possible worlds, organized around an actual world of the text.

In narratology, possible worlds theory refers to an approach that treats fictional narratives as systems of alternative possible worlds, organized around an actual world of the text. This meaning comes from Ryan (1991) in Possible worlds, artificial intelligence, and narrative theory.[1]

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References

Ryan, M. (1991). Possible worlds, artificial intelligence, and narrative theory. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253350046

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