{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-literature-9781405112086","title":"The Philosophy of Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains forty-five substantial and carefully chosen essays and extracts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an additional historical section featuring generous selections of the writings of early pioneers such as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Hume\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This collection provides an ideal introduction to the issues that draw analytic philosophers to literature. It brings together an extraordinary array of the most vital, influential, and sophisticated essays published by philosophers of literature in the past three decades.\" \u003ci\u003eStephen Davies, University of Auckland\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These essays, taken together, constitute a serious and probing exploration of several of the most fundamental philosophical puzzles about literature. They are also accessible, engaging, and frequently a lot of fun. A superb collection!\" \u003ci\u003eKendall Walton, University of Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Classic Sources.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Republic: Plato.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Poetics: Aristotle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Of Tragedy: David Hume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Birth of Tragedy: Friedrich Nietzsche.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming: Sigmund Freud.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Definition of Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Spazio: Arrigo Lora-Totino.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. What Isn't Literature?: E. D. Hirsch, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Concept of Literature: Monroe Beardsley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Literary Practice: Peter Lamarque and Stein Haugom Olsen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. What Is Literature?: Robert Stecker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Ontology of Literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Pierre Menard, Author of the \u003ci\u003eQuixote:\u003c\/i\u003e Jorge Luis Borges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Literary Works as Types: Richard Wollheim.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Literature: J. O. Urmson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Can the Work Survive the World?: Nelson Goodman and Catherine Elgin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Work and Text: Gregory Currie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Doonesbury: Garry Trudeau.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse: John Searle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Truth in Fiction: David Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. What Is Fiction?: Gregory Currie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Fiction and Nonfiction: Kendall Walton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Fictional Characters as Abstract Artifacts: Amie Thomasson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Logic and Criticism: Peter Lamarque.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Emotion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Applicant: Harold Pinter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. How Can We Be Moved by the Fate of Anna Karenina?: Colin Radford.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Fearing Fictionally: Kendall Walton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. The Pleasures of Tragedy: Susan Feagin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Tragedy and the Community of Sentiment: Flint Schier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Metaphor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Essay on What I Think about Most: Anne Carson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Metaphor: Max Black.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. What Metaphors Mean: Donald Davidson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Metaphor and Feeling: Ted Cohen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Metaphor and Prop Oriented Make-Believe: Kendall Walton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: Interpretation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Who Is Responsible in Ethical Criticism, And for What?: Wayne C. Booth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Criticism as Retrieval: Richard Wollheim.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. The Postulated Author: Critical Monism as a Regulative Ideal: Alexander Nehamas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Art Interpretation: Robert Stecker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Art, Intention, and Conversation: Noël Carroll.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. Intention and Interpretation: Jerrold Levinson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Style and Personality in the Literary Work: Jenefer Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: Literary Values.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. Xingu: Edith Wharton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. On the Cognitive Triviality of Art: Jerome Stolnitz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. Literature and Knowledge: Catherine Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. Finely Aware and Richly Responsible: Martha Nussbaum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. Literature, Truth, and Philosophy: Peter Lamarque and Stein Haugom Olsen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. The Ethical Criticism of Art: Berys Gaut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407846744407,"sku":"9781405112086","price":34.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405112086.jpg?v=1730500724","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-literature-9781405112086","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}