Verbal art : a philosophy of literature and literary experience / Anders Pettersson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pettersson, Anders, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pettersson demonstrates the implications and applications of the theory through a series of detailed studies of literary works, taking care to show that his theory is compatible with a broad variety of perspectives. Combining an intimate knowledge of modern literary theory and the aesthetics of literature with innovative applications of linguistics and cognitive psychology to the literary work, he provides a thorough treatment of fundamental problems in the area, including the concept of a text or work, the concept of form, and the distinctiveness of the literary use of language.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Psychological Considerations

Literature’s Relevance to the Reader

Presentational Communication

Meaning and Text

Conveyed Thoughts in Literature

The Reader’s Thematization and Application

Literature and Feelings

A Poem: Gunnar Ekelöf’s “But Somewhere Else”

Form in Literature

Traditional Ideas about Literary Form

Concluding Remarks: On the Nature of Literature’s Autonomy

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85875-0

9786612858758

0-7735-6856-5

OCLC:

181817517