A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Literature, Testimony, and Regimes of Truth
Tekijät: Davis Colin, Meretoja Hanna
Kustantaja: Penn State University Press
Julkaisuvuosi: 2022
Journal: Comparative Literature Studies
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Comparative Literature Studies
Vuosikerta: 59
Numero: 2
Aloitussivu: 271
Lopetussivu: 291
eISSN: 1528-4212
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5325/complitstudies.59.2.0271
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.5325/complitstudies.59.2.0271
In the “post-truth” world, it seems possible to say anything we want. Drawing on examples from Holocaust testimony and fiction, this article argues that truth is nevertheless a central issue for readers, critics, and citizens, even if it is complex, difficult to grasp, and ethically fraught. It suggests that rather than retreating into a simple notion of truth, we need more refined vocabularies for talking about issues of truth. The article explores the relationship between literature and truth by outlining three different but interrelated regimes of truth: truth as correspondence, as disclosure, and as interpretative dialogue.