In:Literature as Experience-Inviting Discourse
Anders Pettersson
[FILLM Studies in Languages and Literatures 22] 2026
► pp. 20–31
Chapter 2The revised model and the idea of a literary work
Published online: 15 January 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/fillm.22.c2
https://doi.org/10.1075/fillm.22.c2
Article outline
- Ontological problems with the idea of literary works as genuine objects
- Can abstract entities be created?
- Can one read an abstract object?
- Do we need abstract literary works for assessing the adequacy
of exemplars of works? - Are references to literary works ineliminable?
- Concluding remarks
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