Possible Worlds Theory: History, Approaches, and Its Relevance to Counterfactual Historical Fiction
In this chapter, I present my methodology—Possible Worlds Theory—which I argue is the most suitable methodology with which to analyse counterfactual historical fiction. I begin by explaining the theory in detail. For this purpose, I trace the development
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Possible Worlds Theory and Counterfactual Historical Fiction
Riyukta Raghunath
Possible Worlds Theory and Counterfactual Historical Fiction
Riyukta Raghunath New College of the Humanities London, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-53451-6 ISBN 978-3-030-53452-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53452-3
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Acknowledgments
This book includes sections that have been previously published in book collections and journals. A version of Chapter 4 of this book has been previously published in my (2017) article ‘Alternate History: Defining Counterparts and Individuals with Transworld Identity’. In: Fantastika Journal 1(1), pp. 91–108. I want to thank the editors for allowing me to use this material. Chapter 6 of this book is based on my (2020) article ‘“‘I AM not mad, most noble Festus.’ No. But I have been”: Possible Worlds Theory and the Complex Worlds of Sarban’s The Sound of his Horn’. In: Moser, K. and Sukla, A. (eds.) Imagination and Art: Explorations in Contemporary Theory. Leiden: Brill. I am grateful to Brill Publishers for granting permission for the work to appear in this book. My love for Possible Worlds Theory started with Alice Bell’s book, The Possible Worlds of Hypertext Fiction, which I read during my master’s degree in 2011. Sitting in front of this completed manuscript now, the immeasurable influence that Alice has had on my work is undeniable. Her unfailing support and guid
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