Philosophy of literature : an introduction / Christopher New.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

New, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Literature, like the visual arts, poses its own philosophical problems. While literary theorists have discussed the nature of literature intensively, analytic philosophers have usually dealt with literary problems either within the general framework of aesthetics or else in a way that is accessible only to a philosophical audience. The present book is unique in that it introduces the philosophy of literature from an analytic perspective accessible to both students of literature and students of philosophy. Specifically, the book addresses: the definition of literature, the distinction between o

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; What is literature? Clearing the ground; What is literature? Definitions and resemblances; Fiction; Psychological reactions to fiction; Imagination; Metaphor; Interpretation and intention; Literature, truth and morality; Literary appraisals; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 148) and index.

ISBN:

81-272-3245-9

1-134-82519-6

0-203-15960-8

1-134-82520-X

1-280-33211-5

0-203-02566-0

9780203025666

OCLC:

56947084