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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954201203321

Autore

Fokkema Douwe Wessel <1931->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 2000

ISBN

9786612162817

9781282162815

1282162810

9789027298553

9027298556

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 pages)

Collana

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

Altri autori (Persone)

IbschElrud

Disciplina

809

Soggetti

Literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Criticism

Canon (Literature)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.