A. P. Martinich is Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor in Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin and the author of more than a dozen books. He is the editor of Philosophy of Language and is on the board of directors of the Journal of the History of Philosophy.Avrum Stroll is professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of California at San Diego. He is the author of numerous books and hundreds of articles on topics including philosophy of language and analytic philosophy.

• Part 1 Part I: Fiction and ReferenceChapter 2 A Theory of FictionChapter 3 Pretense and FictionChapter 4 History and FictionPart 5 Part II: Reference and Non-ExistenceChapter 6 Fiction and Reference AgainChapter 7 Direct Reference Theories and Natural Kinds

Rejecting standard presuppositions that have guided much of the debate about fictional discourse, Stroll and Martinich offer a novel approach to fictional discourse—indeed, theirs is clearly the most developed and important ordinary language-style treatment of fictional discourse available. This is essential reading for anyone interested in fictional discourse, and also will be relevant to those with broader concerns about meaning and reference and the relation between fiction and history.

A. P. Martinich is Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor in Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin and the author of more than a dozen books. He is the editor of Philosophy of Language and is on the board of directors of the Journal of the History of Philosophy.Avrum Stroll is professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of California at San Diego. He is the author of numerous books and hundreds of articles on topics including philosophy of language and analytic philosophy.

• Part 1 Part I: Fiction and ReferenceChapter 2 A Theory of FictionChapter 3 Pretense and FictionChapter 4 History and FictionPart 5 Part II: Reference and Non-ExistenceChapter 6 Fiction and Reference AgainChapter 7 Direct Reference Theories and Natural Kinds

Rejecting standard presuppositions that have guided much of the debate about fictional discourse, Stroll and Martinich offer a novel approach to fictional discourse—indeed, theirs is clearly the most developed and important ordinary language-style treatment of fictional discourse available. This is essential reading for anyone interested in fictional discourse, and also will be relevant to those with broader concerns about meaning and reference and the relation between fiction and history.

A. P. Martinich is Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor in Philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin and the author of more than a dozen books. He is the editor of Philosophy of Language and is on the board of directors of the Journal of the History of Philosophy.Avrum Stroll is professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of California at San Diego. He is the author of numerous books and hundreds of articles on topics including philosophy of language and analytic philosophy.

• Part 1 Part I: Fiction and ReferenceChapter 2 A Theory of FictionChapter 3 Pretense and FictionChapter 4 History and FictionPart 5 Part II: Reference and Non-ExistenceChapter 6 Fiction and Reference AgainChapter 7 Direct Reference Theories and Natural Kinds

Rejecting standard presuppositions that have guided much of the debate about fictional discourse, Stroll and Martinich offer a novel approach to fictional discourse—indeed, theirs is clearly the most developed and important ordinary language-style treatment of fictional discourse available. This is essential reading for anyone interested in fictional discourse, and also will be relevant to those with broader concerns about meaning and reference and the relation between fiction and history.