LEADER 03380nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910810249603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79277-8 024 7 $a10.7560/721784 035 $a(CKB)2550000000010886 035 $a(OCoLC)610027097 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10381445 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000422185 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11315524 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422185 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10418915 035 $a(PQKB)11517167 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443477 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2423 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443477 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10381445 035 $a(DE-B1597)587472 035 $a(OCoLC)1286806436 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292792777 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000010886 100 $a20090616d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLiterature, analytically speaking $eexplorations in the theory of interpretation, analytic aesthetics, and evolution /$fPeter Swirski 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (221 p.) 225 1 $aCognitive approaches to literature and culture series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-72178-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAnalytic aesthetics -- Artwork -- Work and text -- Fiction and nonfiction -- The nature of fiction -- Fictional truth -- Intention and interpretation -- Aesthetics and evolution. 330 $aIn a new approach to interdisciplinary literary theory, Literature, Analytically Speaking integrates literary studies with analytic aesthetics, girded by neo-Darwinian evolution. Scrutinizing narrative fiction through a lens provided by analytic philosophy, revered literary theorist Peter Swirski puts new life into literary theory while fashioning a set of practical guidelines for critics in the interpretive trenches. Dismissing critical inquirers who deny intention its key role in the study of literary reception, Swirski extends the defense of intentionality to art and to human behavior in general. In the process, Swirski takes stock of the recent work in evolutionary theory, arguing that the analysis of narrative truth may be grounded in the neo-Darwinian paradigm which forms the empirical backbone behind his analytic approach. Literature, Analytically Speaking provides a series of precepts designed to capture the ways in which we do interpret (and ought to interpret) works of literature. Reflecting a resounding shift from the poststructuralist paradigm, Swirski's lively and colorful presentation, backed up by a dazzling variety of examples and case studies, reconceptualizes the aesthetics of literature and literary studies. 410 0$aCognitive approaches to literature and culture series. 606 $aLiterature$xPhilosophy 606 $aLiterature$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aLiterature$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aLiterature$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a801 700 $aSwirski$b Peter$f1963-$0874151 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810249603321 996 $aLiterature, analytically speaking$94092813 997 $aUNINA