Garry L. Hagberg / Walter Jost (ed.)

Gebundenes Buch

A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature

Beschreibung

This monumental collection of new and recent essays from aninternational team of eminent scholars represents the bestcontemporary critical thinking relating to both literary andphilosophical studies of literature.

Helpfully groups essays into the field s main sub-categories,among them 'Relations Between Philosophy andLiterature', 'Emotional Engagement and the Experienceof Reading', 'Literature and the Moral Life', and'Literary Language'
Offers a combination of analytical precision and literaryrichness
Represents an unparalleled work of reference for students andspecialists alike, ideal for course use

Autor

Garry L. Hagberg is the James H. Ottaway Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at Bard College, and has in recent years held a Chair in the School of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia and a visiting fellowship at Cambridge University. He has published widely in philosophical and literary contexts; his recent books include Art and Ethical Criticism (Blackwell, 2008) and Describing Ourselves: Wittgenstein and Autobiographical Consciousness (2008). He is joint editor of the journal Philosophy and Literature. Walter Jost is Professor of English at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Rhetorical Thought in John Henry Newman (1989) and Rhetorical Investigations (2004), and has edited or co-edited six previous books, including (with Wendy Olmsted) A Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism (Blackwell, 2004).

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 570
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 666g
• ISBN-13: 9781405141703
• ISBN-10: 1405141700
• Artikelnr.: 23586888