In the case of "playing and reality," the two terms that will occupy me here, most theorists, for example, Millar, Huizinga, and Stewart, do not oppose them, but, rather, see playing as one form of reality. Like all abstraction, such dichotomies simplify, reduce, and ignore the multiplicitous and indivisible nature they address and allow us to examine, comprehend, and control that nature. Playing and Reality In Sylvia Cassedy's Novels by Virginia Wolf The dichotomy implied in my title, like all dichotomies, including that of work and play, reflects one means by which we classify and define, that being by opposition. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:
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