Eileen John

The Philosophy of Literature

Classic and Contemporary Readings: An Anthology
Herausgeber: John, Eileen; Mciver Lopes, Dominic

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 367
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 672g
• ISBN-13: 9781405112086
• ISBN-10: 1405112085
• Artikelnr.: 22138499

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I: Classic Sources.

Part II: Definition of Literature.

Part III: Ontology of Literature.

Part IV: Fiction.

Part V: Emotion.

Part VI: Metaphor.

Part VII: Interpretation.

Part VIII: Literary Values.

Index

Rezensionen

"This collection provides an ideal introduction to the issues thatdraw analytic philosophers to literature. It brings together anextraordinary array of the most vital, influential, andsophisticated essays published by philosophers of literature in thepast three decades." Stephen Davies, University of Auckland

"These essays, taken together, constitute a serious and probingexploration of several of the most fundamental philosophicalpuzzles about literature. They are also accessible, engaging, andfrequently a lot of fun. A superb collection!" Kendall Walton,University of Michigan