Nolan, Daniel2015-12-132015-12-130007-0904http://hdl.handle.net/1885/77147Impossible fictions are not just the creations of puzzle-seeking philosophers or artists experimenting with the limits of fiction. Impossibilities can be found in relatively mundane fiction as well. This article argues that the device of personification,201510.1093/aesthj/ayt0532015-12-11