Knowledge and commitment : a problem-oriented approach to literary studies / Douwe W. Fokkema, Elrud Ibsch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fokkema, Douwe Wessel, 1931-

Contributor:

Ibsch, Elrud.

Series:

Utrecht publications in general and comparative literature ; v. 33.

Utrecht publications in general and comparative literature, 0167-8175 ; v. 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Literature.

Criticism.

Canon (Literature).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors present a new perspective on a wide range of issues in the study of literature and culture. Some of the topics discussed, such as interpretation, canon formation, and literary historiography, belong to the traditional domain of literary studies. Others - cultural identity, convention, systems theory, and empirical methods - originate in the social sciences and are now being integrated into the humanities. By referring to the work of authors as widely apart as Hayden White, Edward Said, Fredric Jameson, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Reinhart Koselleck, Pierre Bourdieu, Niklas Luhmann, Siegfried Schmidt, Norbert Groeben, and many others, the full complexity of the field of literary studies becomes apparent.The authors argue for a distinction between analysis of literary systems on the one hand and critical intervention on the other. By distinguishing between research and criticism, between knowledge and commitment, they offer new ways for literary studies as well as for cultural critique.

Contents:

KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT

Editorial page

Title page

LCC page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Interpretation and Explanation

Chapter 3. Canons: Critical and Didactic Instruments

Chapter 4. Literary History

Chapter 5. Identity and Convention

Chapter 6. Literary Systems

Chapter 7. Empirical Research

Chapter 8. Intervention in the Cultural Debate

Chapter 9. Conclusions

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index

The Series UTRECHT PUBLICATIONS IN GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612162817

9781282162815

1282162810

9789027298553

9027298556