"It almost goes without saying that a new book by Michael Riffaterre is an important book . . . and Fictional Truth does not disappoint . . . Essential reading for everyone interested in the way narrative works."-Modern Fiction Studies. "There is no doubt that this book is indispensable not only for critics and students of the novel but for anyone who has considered the paradox of fictional truth.'"-Queen's Quarterly.

Product Description: In Semiotics of Poetry, Michael Riffaterre proposes a startling, if simple, alternative to mimesis in poetry. Poetic discourse, he argues, represents nothing but itself. The meaning of a poem depends not on the semantic grid of language but on a semiotic system determined by the text's own structures...read more