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Verisimilitude is a philosophical concept that refers to characters or events in a story that appears to be life-like, or believable. This concept is achieved by a writer, or storyteller, when he presents striking details which lend an air of authenticity to a tale (Beckson)<ref name= | Verisimilitude is a philosophical concept that refers to characters or events in a story that appears to be life-like, or believable. This concept is achieved by a writer, or storyteller, when he presents striking details which lend an air of authenticity to a tale (Beckson)<ref name=Ref8/>. | ||
== Verisimilitude (Example) == | == Verisimilitude (Example) == | ||
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* | *Cuddon, J.A. "Verisimilitude." The Penguin Dictionary Of Literary Terms and Literary Theory fourth edition. 1976,1977,1979,1991,1998. | ||
*Cuddon, J.A. Penguin Books, London. "Verisimilitude." Bibliography: ''A Dictionary of Literary Terms'', 1977 [http://www.senri.ed.jp/Departments/english/littrms.htm] | |||
*<ref name=Ref4> Harris, Robert. "Verisimilitude." ''A Glossary of Literary Terms.'' 22May1997.[http://home.cfl.rr.com/eghsap/apterms.html] | *<ref name=Ref4> Harris, Robert. "Verisimilitude." ''A Glossary of Literary Terms.'' 22May1997.[http://home.cfl.rr.com/eghsap/apterms.html] | ||
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* | *Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. "Verisimilitude." ''Merriam-Webster's Encylopedia of Literature'' 1995 | ||
* | *Mifflin, Houghton. "Verisimilitude." ''Webster’s II New College Dictionary.'' 2001,1999,1995 | ||
*<ref name=Ref7> Eagleton, Terry. "Verisimiltude." ''Literary Theory: An Introduction.'' 1983 | *<ref name=Ref7> Eagleton, Terry. "Verisimiltude." ''Literary Theory: An Introduction.'' 1983 | ||