Aesthetics And Literature
Author(s): Davies David
Part of "The Continuum Aesthetics" series that looks at the aesthetic questions and issues raised by major art forms, this book places philosophical aesthetics at the heart of thinking about literature. It takes examples from the traditional and contemporary literary arts and uses them to introduce the central philosophical issues in literature.
General Information
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- : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- : UNKNOWN
- : 0.29
- : 21 June 2007
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Davies David
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 111.85
- : 192
More About The Product
David Davies is Professor of Philosophy at McGill University, Canada. His previous publications include Art as Performance (Blackwell, 2003).
1. The Nature of Literature; 2. Artistic Uses of Language; 3. The Nature of Fiction; 4. Reading Fiction I: Truth in a Story; 5. Reading Fiction II: Do Artistic Intentions Matter?; 6. The Nature of Fictional Characters; 7. Literature and the Emotions; 8. The Cognitive Value of Literature; 9. The Ethical Values of Literature; 10. The Accountability of Literature.
