{"product_id":"contemporary-readings-in-the-philosophy-of-literature-an-analytic-approach-9781551111773","title":"Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat, if anything, distinguishes works of fiction such as \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e from biographies, news reports, or office bulletins? Is there a “right” way to interpret fiction? Should we link interpretation to the author’s intention? Ought our moral unease with works that betray sadistic, sexist, or racist elements lower our judgements of their aesthetic worth? And what, when it comes down to it, is literature? \u003cbr\u003eThe readings in this collection bring together some of the most important recent work in the philosophy of literature by philosophers such as Martha Nussbaum, John Searle, and David Lewis. The readings explore philosophical issues such as the nature of fiction, the status of the author, the act of interpretation, the role of the emotions in the act of reading, the aesthetic and moral value of literary works, and other topics central to the philosophy of literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eContemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Literature\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive anthology of analytic approaches to the study of literary texts, ideal for use in upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses. The volume offers excellent coverage of the puzzles and problems associated with fictional truth, classification, interpretation, belief and emotional response, and the moral significance of literary works.” — Catherine Wilson, CUNY Graduate Center\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a wonderful, comprehensive collection of analytic essays which displays the breadth and depth of the philosophical puzzles with which philosophers of literature deal. It is the book I have been waiting for to teach philosophy of literature to undergraduates.” — Sarah Worth, Furman College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Ontology and Categorization\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is Fiction?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse,” John R. Searle\u003cbr\u003e“Fiction, Fiction-Making, and Styles of Fictionality,” Kendall L. Walton (1838)\u003cbr\u003e“The Concept of Fiction,” Gregory Currie\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ontological Status of the Literary Work\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Interpretation and Identity: Can the Work Survive the World?” Nelson Goodman and Catherine Z. Elgin\u003cbr\u003e“Work and Text,” Gregory Currie\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: The Epistemology of Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTruth in a Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Truth in Fiction,” David Lewis\u003cbr\u003e“The Structure of Stories,” Gregory Currie\u003cbr\u003e“Fictional Truth and Fictional Authors,” David Davies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterpreting a Literary Work I: Constraints on Right Interpretation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“The Intentional Fallacy,” W.K. Wimsatt, Jr. and M.C. Beardsley\u003cbr\u003e“Validity in Interpretation,” E.D. Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e“Intention and Interpretation,” Jerrold Levinson\u003cbr\u003e“Intentionalism in Aesthetics,” Paisley Livingston\u003cbr\u003e“Semantic Intentions, Utterance Meaning, and Work Meaning,” David Davies\u003cbr\u003e“The Death of the Author: An Analytical Autopsy,” Peter Lamarque\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterpreting a Literary Work II: Interpretive Pluralism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Incompatible Interpretations of Art,” Susan L. Feagin\u003cbr\u003e“True Interpretations,” Stephen Davies\u003cbr\u003e“Art Interpretation,” Robert Stecker\u003cbr\u003e“Literary Rationality,” Carl Matheson\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Literature, Imagination, and the Emotions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeelings for Fictions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Fearing Fictions,” Kendall Walton\u003cbr\u003e“Fiction and the Emotions,” Alex Neill\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe “Paradoxes” of Tragedy and Horror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“The Pleasures of Tragedy,” Susan L. Feagin\u003cbr\u003e“The Paradox of Horror,” Berys Gaut\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: The Values of Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterature and Understanding\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“On the Cognitive Triviality of Art,” Jerome Stolnitz\u003cbr\u003e“Fiction and the Growth of Knowledge,” David Novitz\u003cbr\u003e“Literature, Representation, and Knowledge,” James O. Young\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Moral Value of Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“‘Finely Aware and Richly Responsible’: Literature and the Moral Imagination,“ Martha C. Nussbaum\u003cbr\u003e“Moderate Moralism,” Noël Carroll\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Accountability of Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e“Imaginary Gardens and Real Toads: On the Ethics of Basing Fiction on Real People,” Felicia Ackerman\u003cbr\u003e“Free Speech,” Susan Dwyer\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041303167319,"sku":"9781551111773","price":54.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781551111773.jpg?v=1750949734","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-readings-in-the-philosophy-of-literature-an-analytic-approach-9781551111773","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}