Overview
- Forges a cutting-edge interdisciplinary interaction between literature and philosophy
- Dispenses with jargon, to encourage mutual comprehension
- Features contributors from the fields of both philosophy and literature
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Interdisciplinary Interaction in Theory
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Interdisciplinary Interaction in Practice
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Using the Philosophy of Literature in Literary Studies
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Using Literary Studies in the Philosophy of Literature
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About this book
It identifies that literary studies and the philosophy of literature address similar issues: What is literature? What is its value? Why do I care about characters? What is the role of the author in understanding a literary work? What is fiction as opposed to non-fiction? Yet, genuine, interdisciplinary interaction remains scarce. This collection seeks to overcome current obstacles and seek out new paths for exploration.
Reviews
“This is a lively and wide-ranging collection of essays exploring the “ancient antagonism” between the philosophers and the poets. Taken together, the chapters in this book enrich and extend the disciplinary ambit of literary-philosophical conversation in thought-provoking and innovative ways.” (Carrol Clarkson, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Philip Gaydon is a PhD candidate at the University of Warwick, UK. His research focuses on nineteenth-century children’s literature and virtue epistemology. He is currently creating a teaching and learning handbook for the university, teaches on imagination and ethical development, facilitates Philosophy in primary schools, and coaches women’s American Football at university and international level.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Literary Studies and the Philosophy of Literature
Book Subtitle: New Interdisciplinary Directions
Editors: Andrea Selleri, Philip Gaydon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33147-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-33146-1Published: 15 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81438-4Published: 04 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-33147-8Published: 01 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 290
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Literary Theory, Aesthetics, European Literature