1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459410803321

Titolo

The Edinburgh introduction to studying English literature [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dermot Cavanagh [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-74981-1

9786612749810

0-7486-4233-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CavanaghDermot

Disciplina

820.71141

820.9

Soggetti

English literature - Study and teaching (Higher) - Great Britain

English literature - History and criticism

Study skills

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Introductory -- section 2. Poetry -- section 3. Narrative -- section 4. Drama.

Sommario/riassunto

What does university study of English Literature involve today? How should students read literary texts? Answers to these questions have substantially changed and developed over recent decades, often in response to advances in literary theory. In the light of this and other recent developments, the Edinburgh Introduction provides a new, updated guide for students beginning their study of literature today. Recent developments in theory are explained throughout, but they are not the only focus of attention. Instead, the emphasis is on clear, pragmatic explanation of critical practices, and of li



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784433503321

Titolo

The African philosophy reader : a text with readings / / edited by P.H. Coetzee and A.P.J. Roux

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-135-88418-8

1-138-13071-0

1-135-88419-6

1-280-10962-9

0-203-49322-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (813 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CoetzeeP. H <1949-> (Pieter Hendrik)

RouxA. P. J

Disciplina

199/.6

Soggetti

Philosophy, African

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1. DISCOURSES ON AFRICA; 2. TRENDS IN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY; 3. METAPHYSICAL THINKING IN AFRICA; 4. EPISTEMOLOGY AND THE TRADITION IN AFRICA; 5. MORALITY IN AFRICAN THOUGHT; 6. RACE AND GENDER; 7. JUSTICE AND RESTITUTION IN AFRICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT; 8. AFRICA IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Divided into eight sections, each with introductory essays, the selections offer rich and detailed insights into a diverse multinational philosophical landscape. Revealed in this pathbreaking work is the way in which traditional philosophical issues related to ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology, for instance, take on specific forms in Africa's postcolonial struggles. Much of its moral, political, and social philosophy is concerned with the turbulent processes of embracing modern identities while protecting ancient cultures.