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When it's only make‐believe: The construction of a boundary between fantasy and reality in storytelling
Author(s) -
George Scarlett W.,
Wolf Dennie
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219790605
Subject(s) - storytelling , fantasy , psychology , boundary (topology) , aesthetics , sociology , social psychology , computer science , narrative , art , literature , mathematics , artificial intelligence , mathematical analysis
The construction of a boundary between fantasy and reality underlies the child's transformation of symbolic play into narrative. It further suggests the developmental and constructive nature of fantasy in general.