{"product_id":"once-upon-a-time-essays-in-the-philosophy-of-literature-9781786607355","title":"Once Upon a Time: Essays in the Philosophy of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce Upon a Time is a collection of essays in the philosophy of literature with two central themes: the significance of story –telling for us and the question of whether the novel, perhaps the art form most closely associated with story-telling, is a legitimate source of human knowledge. Leading philosopher of art Peter Kivy explores why human beings are so enthralled by being told stories and whether story-telling is a significant source of knowledge. Starting with a study of Aristotle's Poetics, Kivy then undertakes a critical discussion of Noel Carroll's suggestion that our  interaction with the artists of the past is a kind of \"conversation.\" He goes on to defend the thesis that one of the legitimate artistic pleasures we take in novel-reading is the acquiring of knowledge and, furthermore, that the silent reading of a novel is a kind of performance, making the novel one of the performing arts. The volume concludes with a chapter about jokes, and, in particular, whether it is immoral to tell or be amused by an \"immoral\" joke. This volume of essays is a must-read for  anyone seriously interested in literature and the conceptual problems it may raise for philosophers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe want to be told a story almost as much as we want to breathe. But why? The answer is classic Kivy, a healthy serving of common sense spiced with eloquence, wit, and an unforgettable personal voice. A book to take to heart. -- Dominic McIver Lopes, Professor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface \/ 1. The Actual, the Possible and the Probable: Problems in Poetics IX \/ 2. Criticism, Communication, Conversation, Craft \/ 3. Facts From Fictions \/ 4. Knowledge and Novel Knowledge \/ 5. Swept Up in the Story \/ 6. Tell Me a Story! \/ 7. The Dancer and the Dance: On Reading as Performance \/ 8. Joking Morality \/ Bibliography \/ Index","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042463744343,"sku":"9781786607355","price":35.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786607355.jpg?v=1750954244","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/once-upon-a-time-essays-in-the-philosophy-of-literature-9781786607355","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}