Degrees of Fictionality / Degrés de fictionnalité

The first volume of Fiction Studies / Penser la fiction, titled Degrees of Fictionality, explores a notion that is both widely used and theoretically contested. While everyday discourse readily invokes gradations of fictionality, many philosophical and theoretical approaches have traditionally defined it in binary terms – fiction versus non-fiction. The contributions assembled here revisit this tension by examining the hybrid nature of fiction across genres, media, and cultural contexts. Combining theoretical reflections with case studies ranging from literature to video games, the volume investigates how fictionality may be modulated through narrative strategies, referential relations, and modes of reception. Without seeking to resolve the debate, this volume opens a space for renewed inquiry into one of the central questions of contemporary fiction studies. Le premier volume de Fiction Studies / Penser la fiction, intitulé Degrés de fictionnalité, explore une notion à la fois largement utilisée dans le langage courant et débattue par les théoriciens.