Rabinowitz, Peter. "Truth In Fiction: A Reexamination of Audiences." Critical Inquiry. 4.1 (1977): 121-141.
Part 1 sets up the problem, or context (premise) that Rabinowitz's method is meant to provide a sufficient response: we lack the critical vocabulary to deal effectively with the problem of "truth in fiction."
In part 2, Rabinowitz defines the first three audiences: the actual, the authorial (hypothetical), and the narrative audiences.
In part 3, Rabinowitz distinguishes the complex relationship between the authorial and narrative audiences, hinting toward the 4th audience, the "ideal narrative audience."
In part 4, Rabinowitz distinguishes the ideal narrative audience, the conditions for its emergence, and its relationships with the other audiences.
In part 5, Rabinowitz applies this method to the complex novel Pale Fire by Nabokov.
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