Philosophy of literature : an introduction / / Christopher New

• Autore: New Christopher
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Disciplina: 801
• Soggetto topico: Literature - Philosophy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 148) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Philosophy of literature
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814160103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II