The Philosophy of Literature: Classic and Contemporary Readings: An Anthology

Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology....
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The Philosophy of Literature: Classic and Contemporary Readings: An Anthology by John

The Philosophy of Literature: Classic and Contemporary Readings: An Anthology

$187.08

The Philosophy of Literature: Classic and Contemporary Readings: An Anthology

$187.08
Author: John
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology.
  • Contains forty-five substantial and carefully chosen essays and extracts
  • Provides a balanced and coherent overview of developments in the field during the past thirty years, including influential work on fiction, interpretation, metaphor, literary value, and the definition and ontology of literature
  • Includes an additional historical section featuring generous selections of the writings of early pioneers such as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Hume
  • Serves as an ideal introduction to the philosophy of literature or the philosophy of art, as well as a handy compilation of contributions to the field by its leading figures


Author: John, Lopes
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 01/26/2004
Pages: 367
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 10.10h x 6.12w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9781405112086

About the Author
Eileen John is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville, specializing in aesthetics and philosophy of literature. Her essays have appeared in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Philosophy and Literature, and The Henry James Review.

Dominic McIver Lopes is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Understanding Pictures (1996) and co-editor of the Routledge Companion to Aesthetics (2000) and Imagination, Philosophy, and the Arts (2003). He is also co-editor, with Berys Gaut, of the Blackwell series New Directions in Aesthetics.




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