The Philosophy of Literature

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Contemporary and Classic Readings - An Anthology

Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies

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The Philosophy of Literature is a comprehensive anthology that collects forty-five significant essays and extracts, offering a balanced and coherent overview of the key developments in literary philosophy over the past thirty years. It addresses topics such as fiction, interpretation, metaphor, literary value, and the ontology of literature. Additionally, the book includes a historical section with writings from early thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Hume, making it an ideal introduction to the philosophy of literature and art.
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This book is well suited for students and enthusiasts of philosophy, literature, and the arts, especially those seeking a detailed and accessible introduction to the philosophy of literature and art.

Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology.

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Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology.

The Philosophy of Literature contains forty-five substantial and carefully chosen essays and extracts. It provides a balanced and coherent overview of developments in the field during the past thirty years, including influential work on fiction, interpretation, metaphor, literary value, and the definition and ontology of literature.

It includes an additional historical section featuring generous selections of the writings of early pioneers such as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Hume.

The anthology serves as an ideal introduction to the philosophy of literature or the philosophy of art, as well as a handy compilation of contributions to the field by its leading figures.

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Esteemed scholars praise this anthology as an ideal introduction and a superb collection. Stephen Davies notes its assembly of the most influential and sophisticated essays in recent decades, while Kendall Walton highlights the essays' accessibility, engagement, and thorough exploration of fundamental philosophical questions about literature.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405112086

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 December 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Eileen John
Edited by Dominic McIver Lopes

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 612g

Pages: 384

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies

About the Author

Eileen John is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville, specializing in aesthetics and philosophy of literature. Her essays have appeared in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Philosophy and Literature, and The Henry James Review.

Dominic McIver Lopes is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Understanding Pictures (1996) and co-editor of the Routledge Companion to Aesthetics (2000) and Imagination, Philosophy, and the Arts (2003). He is also co-editor, with Berys Gaut, of the Blackwell series New Directions in Aesthetics.