Building imaginary worlds [[electronic resource]] : the theory and history of subcreation / / Mark J. P. Wolf
| Building imaginary worlds [[electronic resource]] : the theory and history of subcreation / / Mark J. P. Wolf |
| Autore | Wolf Mark J. P |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxfordshire, England, : Routledge, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 801/.92 |
| Soggetto topico |
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Imaginary societies - Authorship Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-22081-X
0-203-09699-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; World-building as a Human Activity; Toward a Theory of Imaginary Worlds; 1 Worlds within the World; The Philosophy of Possible Worlds; Imagination, Creation, and Subcreation; Degrees of Subcreation; Story vs. World: Storytelling and World-building; Invention, Completeness, and Consistency; Invention; Completeness; Consistency; Immersion, Absorption, and Saturation; World Gestalten: Ellipsis, Logic, and Extrapolation; Catalysts of Speculation
Connecting the Secondary World to the Primary World2 A History of Imaginary Worlds; Transnarrative Characters and Literary Cycles; The Mythical and Unknown World; Travelers' Tales and the Age of Exploration; Utopias and Dystopias; The Genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy; Science Fiction; Fantasy; The Rise of Mass Media; Early Cinema and Comic Strips; Oz: The First Great Transmedial World; Pulp Magazines; Developments in Cinema and Theater; Radio and Television; Developments in Literature; The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's Influence; New Universes and the Rise of the Media Franchise Interactive WorldsInto the Computer Age; Worlds as Art and Thought Experiments; 3 World Structures and Systems of Relationships; Secondary World Infrastructures; Maps; Timelines; Genealogies; Nature; Culture; Language; Mythology; Philosophy; Tying Different Infrastructures Together; 4 More than a Story: Narrative Threads and Narrative Fabric; Narrative Threads, Braids, and Fabric; Backstory and World History; Sequence Elements and Internarrative Theory; Retroactive Continuity (Retcon) and Reboots; Crossovers, Multiverses, and Retroactive Linkages; Interactivity and Alternate Storylines The Story of the World: "Making Of " Documentation5 Subcreation within Subcreated Worlds; Importance of the Word; Self-reflexivity; Subcreated Subcreators and Diegetic World-building; Evil Subcreators; 6 Transmedial Growth and Adaptation; The Nature of Transmediality; Windows on the World: Words, Images, Objects, Sounds, and Interactions; Transmedial Expansion; Description; Visualization; Auralization; Interactivation; Deinteractivation; Encountering Transmedial Worlds; 7 Circles of Authorship; Open and Closed Worlds; Levels of Canonicity; Originator and Main Author Estates, Heirs, and TorchbearersEmployees and Freelancers; Approved, Derivative, and Ancillary Products; Elaborationists and Fan Productions; Participatory Worlds; Creation, Subcreation, and the Imago Dei; Appendix: Timeline of Imaginary Worlds; Notes; Glossary; Index |
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| New York ; ; Oxfordshire, England, : Routledge, c2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building imaginary worlds : the theory and history of subcreation / / Mark J. P. Wolf
| Building imaginary worlds : the theory and history of subcreation / / Mark J. P. Wolf |
| Autore | Wolf Mark J. P |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxfordshire, England, : Routledge, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 801/.92 |
| Soggetto topico |
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Imaginary societies - Authorship Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
| ISBN |
1-136-22081-X
0-203-09699-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; World-building as a Human Activity; Toward a Theory of Imaginary Worlds; 1 Worlds within the World; The Philosophy of Possible Worlds; Imagination, Creation, and Subcreation; Degrees of Subcreation; Story vs. World: Storytelling and World-building; Invention, Completeness, and Consistency; Invention; Completeness; Consistency; Immersion, Absorption, and Saturation; World Gestalten: Ellipsis, Logic, and Extrapolation; Catalysts of Speculation
Connecting the Secondary World to the Primary World2 A History of Imaginary Worlds; Transnarrative Characters and Literary Cycles; The Mythical and Unknown World; Travelers' Tales and the Age of Exploration; Utopias and Dystopias; The Genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy; Science Fiction; Fantasy; The Rise of Mass Media; Early Cinema and Comic Strips; Oz: The First Great Transmedial World; Pulp Magazines; Developments in Cinema and Theater; Radio and Television; Developments in Literature; The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's Influence; New Universes and the Rise of the Media Franchise Interactive WorldsInto the Computer Age; Worlds as Art and Thought Experiments; 3 World Structures and Systems of Relationships; Secondary World Infrastructures; Maps; Timelines; Genealogies; Nature; Culture; Language; Mythology; Philosophy; Tying Different Infrastructures Together; 4 More than a Story: Narrative Threads and Narrative Fabric; Narrative Threads, Braids, and Fabric; Backstory and World History; Sequence Elements and Internarrative Theory; Retroactive Continuity (Retcon) and Reboots; Crossovers, Multiverses, and Retroactive Linkages; Interactivity and Alternate Storylines The Story of the World: "Making Of " Documentation5 Subcreation within Subcreated Worlds; Importance of the Word; Self-reflexivity; Subcreated Subcreators and Diegetic World-building; Evil Subcreators; 6 Transmedial Growth and Adaptation; The Nature of Transmediality; Windows on the World: Words, Images, Objects, Sounds, and Interactions; Transmedial Expansion; Description; Visualization; Auralization; Interactivation; Deinteractivation; Encountering Transmedial Worlds; 7 Circles of Authorship; Open and Closed Worlds; Levels of Canonicity; Originator and Main Author Estates, Heirs, and TorchbearersEmployees and Freelancers; Approved, Derivative, and Ancillary Products; Elaborationists and Fan Productions; Participatory Worlds; Creation, Subcreation, and the Imago Dei; Appendix: Timeline of Imaginary Worlds; Notes; Glossary; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792018403321 |
Wolf Mark J. P
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| New York ; ; Oxfordshire, England, : Routledge, c2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethics and desire in the wake of postmodernism : contemporary satire / Graham Matthews
| Ethics and desire in the wake of postmodernism : contemporary satire / Graham Matthews |
| Autore | Matthews Graham |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Continuum, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3/9357 |
| Collana | Continuum literary studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc
Satire Ethics in literature Desire in literature Postmodernism (Literature) |
| ISBN |
1-4725-4241-X
1-280-57933-1 9786613609106 1-4411-3439-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
You do an awfully good impression of yourself: fear and uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park -- Nihilism and the sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club -- Revolution and the multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People -- Evil is to morality as magnolia is to paint: ethics and aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: an imitation -- Sex tourism and the politics of enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform -- Feminism, satire and critique in the work of Tama Janowitz
Introduction -- 1. "You Do an Awfully Good -- Impression of Yourself" - Fear and Uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park -- 2. Nihilism and the Sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club -- 3. Violence and -- the Multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People -- 4. "Evil is to Morality as -- Magnolia is to Paint" Ethics and Aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: An Imitation -- 5. Sex Tourism and the Politics of Enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform -- 6. Feminism, Satire and Critique in the Work of Tama Janowitz -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Matthews Graham
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| New York, : Continuum, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethics and desire in the wake of postmodernism : contemporary satire / Graham Matthews
| Ethics and desire in the wake of postmodernism : contemporary satire / Graham Matthews |
| Autore | Matthews Graham |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Continuum, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3/9357 |
| Collana | Continuum literary studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc
Satire Ethics in literature Desire in literature Postmodernism (Literature) |
| ISBN |
1-4725-4241-X
1-280-57933-1 9786613609106 1-4411-3439-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
You do an awfully good impression of yourself: fear and uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park -- Nihilism and the sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club -- Revolution and the multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People -- Evil is to morality as magnolia is to paint: ethics and aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: an imitation -- Sex tourism and the politics of enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform -- Feminism, satire and critique in the work of Tama Janowitz
Introduction -- 1. "You Do an Awfully Good -- Impression of Yourself" - Fear and Uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park -- 2. Nihilism and the Sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club -- 3. Violence and -- the Multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People -- 4. "Evil is to Morality as -- Magnolia is to Paint" Ethics and Aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: An Imitation -- 5. Sex Tourism and the Politics of Enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform -- 6. Feminism, Satire and Critique in the Work of Tama Janowitz -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779014403321 |
Matthews Graham
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| New York, : Continuum, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethics and desire in the wake of postmodernism : contemporary satire / Graham Matthews
| Ethics and desire in the wake of postmodernism : contemporary satire / Graham Matthews |
| Autore | Matthews Graham |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Continuum, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3/9357 |
| Collana | Continuum literary studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc
Satire Ethics in literature Desire in literature Postmodernism (Literature) |
| ISBN |
9786613609106
9781472542410 147254241X 9781280579332 1280579331 9781441134394 1441134395 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
You do an awfully good impression of yourself: fear and uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park -- Nihilism and the sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club -- Revolution and the multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People -- Evil is to morality as magnolia is to paint: ethics and aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: an imitation -- Sex tourism and the politics of enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform -- Feminism, satire and critique in the work of Tama Janowitz
Introduction -- 1. "You Do an Awfully Good -- Impression of Yourself" - Fear and Uncertainty in Bret Easton Ellis' Lunar Park -- 2. Nihilism and the Sublime in Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club -- 3. Violence and -- the Multitude in J.G. Ballard's Millennium People -- 4. "Evil is to Morality as -- Magnolia is to Paint" Ethics and Aesthetics in Will Self's Dorian: An Imitation -- 5. Sex Tourism and the Politics of Enjoyment in Michel Houellebecq's Platform -- 6. Feminism, Satire and Critique in the Work of Tama Janowitz -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910971412803321 |
Matthews Graham
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| New York, : Continuum, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ficción y no ficción en los discursos creativos de la cultura española / / Norberto Mínguez (editor)
| Ficción y no ficción en los discursos creativos de la cultura española / / Norberto Mínguez (editor) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madrid ; ; Frankfurt am Main : , : Iberoamericana : , : Vervuert, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 páginas) |
| Disciplina | 863.609 |
| Collana | La casa de la riqueza. Estudios de la cultura de España |
| Soggetto topico |
Spanish fiction - History and criticism
Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc Literature and history - Spain Nonfiction films - Spain Nonfiction television programs - Spain |
| ISBN | 3-95487-208-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | spa |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Índice -- Introducción / Mínguez, Norberto -- La memoria de la posnación. Escritura e imagen en la era global / Navajas, Gonzalo -- El giro cognitivo en la teoría de la fi cción literaria / Garrido Domínguez, Antonio -- Trama, verdad y tiempo en la narrativa de Javier Marías / Roca Sierra, Marcos -- El horizonte interior. Realidad y fi cción en el documental. Los casos de José Luis Guerín y Basilio Martín Patino / Català Domènech, Josep M. -- Fronteras del yo en el documental español contemporáneo / Cuevas Álvarez, Efrén -- Crónica cinematográfica, metacine e intertextualidad en el cine español contemporáneo / Sánchez Noriega, José Luis -- El falso documental y los límites de la no ficción / Mínguez, Norberto -- La miniserie televisiva como memoria histórica: desde el 23-F hasta Marisol / Smith, Paul Julian -- Memoria y pasado en los programas de televisión: los reportajes sobre el 23-F (1981-2006) / Palacio, Manuel -- Ficcionar la historia: desafíos y responsabilidades / Medina, Helena -- Televisión y condiciones reales de existencia: el caso de Mujeres ricas / Puyal, Alfonso -- Factores determinantes del éxito de las miniseries que fi ccionan la realidad en la televisión española contemporánea / Bellido Acevedo, Gema -- La no ficción como recurso creativo y pragmático en la comunicación publicitaria / Hernández Martínez, Caridad -- La realidad como herramienta formal en la comunicación publicitaria: sus manifestaciones expresivas / Pinar Selva, María Luisa -- Notas biográficas -- Índice onomástico |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792604503321 |
| Madrid ; ; Frankfurt am Main : , : Iberoamericana : , : Vervuert, , [2013] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ficción y no ficción en los discursos creativos de la cultura española / / Norberto Mínguez (editor)
| Ficción y no ficción en los discursos creativos de la cultura española / / Norberto Mínguez (editor) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madrid ; ; Frankfurt am Main : , : Iberoamericana : , : Vervuert, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 páginas) |
| Disciplina | 863.609 |
| Collana | La casa de la riqueza. Estudios de la cultura de España |
| Soggetto topico |
Spanish fiction - History and criticism
Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc Literature and history - Spain Nonfiction films - Spain Nonfiction television programs - Spain |
| ISBN | 3-95487-208-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | spa |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Índice -- Introducción / Mínguez, Norberto -- La memoria de la posnación. Escritura e imagen en la era global / Navajas, Gonzalo -- El giro cognitivo en la teoría de la fi cción literaria / Garrido Domínguez, Antonio -- Trama, verdad y tiempo en la narrativa de Javier Marías / Roca Sierra, Marcos -- El horizonte interior. Realidad y fi cción en el documental. Los casos de José Luis Guerín y Basilio Martín Patino / Català Domènech, Josep M. -- Fronteras del yo en el documental español contemporáneo / Cuevas Álvarez, Efrén -- Crónica cinematográfica, metacine e intertextualidad en el cine español contemporáneo / Sánchez Noriega, José Luis -- El falso documental y los límites de la no ficción / Mínguez, Norberto -- La miniserie televisiva como memoria histórica: desde el 23-F hasta Marisol / Smith, Paul Julian -- Memoria y pasado en los programas de televisión: los reportajes sobre el 23-F (1981-2006) / Palacio, Manuel -- Ficcionar la historia: desafíos y responsabilidades / Medina, Helena -- Televisión y condiciones reales de existencia: el caso de Mujeres ricas / Puyal, Alfonso -- Factores determinantes del éxito de las miniseries que fi ccionan la realidad en la televisión española contemporánea / Bellido Acevedo, Gema -- La no ficción como recurso creativo y pragmático en la comunicación publicitaria / Hernández Martínez, Caridad -- La realidad como herramienta formal en la comunicación publicitaria: sus manifestaciones expresivas / Pinar Selva, María Luisa -- Notas biográficas -- Índice onomástico |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821757703321 |
| Madrid ; ; Frankfurt am Main : , : Iberoamericana : , : Vervuert, , [2013] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ficción y no ficción en los discursos creativos de la cultura española / / Norberto Mínguez
| Ficción y no ficción en los discursos creativos de la cultura española / / Norberto Mínguez |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frankfurt am Main : , : Vervuert Verlagsgesellschaft, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 páginas) |
| Disciplina | 863.609 |
| Collana | La Casa de la Riqueza. Estudios de la Cultura de España |
| Soggetto topico |
Spanish fiction - History and criticism
Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc Literature and history - Spain Nonfiction films - Spain Nonfiction television programs - Spain |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 3-95487-208-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | spa |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Índice -- Introducción / Mínguez, Norberto -- La memoria de la posnación. Escritura e imagen en la era global / Navajas, Gonzalo -- El giro cognitivo en la teoría de la fi cción literaria / Garrido Domínguez, Antonio -- Trama, verdad y tiempo en la narrativa de Javier Marías / Roca Sierra, Marcos -- El horizonte interior. Realidad y fi cción en el documental. Los casos de José Luis Guerín y Basilio Martín Patino / Català Domènech, Josep M. -- Fronteras del yo en el documental español contemporáneo / Cuevas Álvarez, Efrén -- Crónica cinematográfica, metacine e intertextualidad en el cine español contemporáneo / Sánchez Noriega, José Luis -- El falso documental y los límites de la no ficción / Mínguez, Norberto -- La miniserie televisiva como memoria histórica: desde el 23-F hasta Marisol / Smith, Paul Julian -- Memoria y pasado en los programas de televisión: los reportajes sobre el 23-F (1981-2006) / Palacio, Manuel -- Ficcionar la historia: desafíos y responsabilidades / Medina, Helena -- Televisión y condiciones reales de existencia: el caso de Mujeres ricas / Puyal, Alfonso -- Factores determinantes del éxito de las miniseries que fi ccionan la realidad en la televisión española contemporánea / Bellido Acevedo, Gema -- La no ficción como recurso creativo y pragmático en la comunicación publicitaria / Hernández Martínez, Caridad -- La realidad como herramienta formal en la comunicación publicitaria: sus manifestaciones expresivas / Pinar Selva, María Luisa -- Notas biográficas -- Índice onomástico |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910164141103321 |
| Frankfurt am Main : , : Vervuert Verlagsgesellschaft, , [2013] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fiction sets you free [[electronic resource] ] : literature, liberty, and western culture / / Russell A. Berman
| Fiction sets you free [[electronic resource] ] : literature, liberty, and western culture / / Russell A. Berman |
| Autore | Berman Russell A. <1950-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Iowa City, : University Of Iowa Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3 |
| Soggetto topico | Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-58729-709-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Why Literature Matters; Introduction; 1. Periodization and the Canon; 2. Human Origins and Literary Beginnings; 3. Writing and Heroism; 4. Literacy and Autonomy; 5. The Epic and the Individual; 6. Religion and Writing; 7. The Democracy of Literature; 8. Imagination and Economy; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454116303321 |
Berman Russell A. <1950->
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| Iowa City, : University Of Iowa Press, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fiction sets you free [[electronic resource] ] : literature, liberty, and western culture / / Russell A. Berman
| Fiction sets you free [[electronic resource] ] : literature, liberty, and western culture / / Russell A. Berman |
| Autore | Berman Russell A. <1950-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Iowa City, : University Of Iowa Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
| Disciplina | 809.3 |
| Soggetto topico | Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
| ISBN | 1-58729-709-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgments; Why Literature Matters; Introduction; 1. Periodization and the Canon; 2. Human Origins and Literary Beginnings; 3. Writing and Heroism; 4. Literacy and Autonomy; 5. The Epic and the Individual; 6. Religion and Writing; 7. The Democracy of Literature; 8. Imagination and Economy; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782560903321 |
Berman Russell A. <1950->
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| Iowa City, : University Of Iowa Press, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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