{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-philosophy-of-literature-paperback","title":"A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGarry L. Hagberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWalter Jost\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis monumental collection of new and recent essays from an international team of eminent scholars represents the best contemporary critical thinking relating to both literary and philosophical studies of literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelpfully groups essays into the field's main sub-categories, among them 'Relations Between Philosophy and Literature', 'Emotional Engagement and the Experience of Reading', 'Literature and the Moral Life', and 'Literary Language'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a combination of analytical precision and literary richness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents an unparalleled work of reference for students and specialists alike, ideal for course use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In its richness, variety, learning, and consistent balance, this volume, which assembles some of the great names in the field, along with brilliant younger critics like Joshua Landy and Rupert Read, will serve as a cornerstone for anyone interested in the inextricability of philosophy and literature. Indeed, the various branches of philosophy, especially ethics and epistemology, emerge as indispensable for an understanding of major literary texts from Shakespeare to Stevens.\" \u003cb\u003eMarjorie Perloff\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein's Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the 1980s, English-speaking philosophers began taking a renewed systematic interest in literature, not so much to determine what sort of thing literature might be as to understand philosophy itself in relation to such things as narrative, tragedy, and literary language. This comprehensive volume brings together lively discussion and debate on the most important work that has been done in this area. A true and faithful companion indeed.\" \u003cb\u003eGerald Bruns\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNotre Dame University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis diverse collection of essays represents the most recent critical thinking concerning the philosophical study of literature. Contributed by an international team of eminent scholars drawn from the fields of both literature and philosophy, the great majority of essays are newly commissioned for this volume, supplemented by a few indispensable works of recent scholarship. All are rich in literary examples and analytical precision. For ease of course use, the essays are helpfully grouped within the major subdivisions of the field, among them 'Relations Between Philosophy and Literature', 'Emotional Engagement and the Experience of Reading', 'Literature and the Moral Life', and 'Literary Language'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy bringing together such an extraordinary collection of influential and thought-provoking essays, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Philosophy of Literature\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the deep and expansive nature of philosophical and literary studies - and the inextricable bonds they share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarry L. Hagberg\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eArt and Ethical Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eDescribing Ourselves: Wittgenstein and Autobiographical Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). He is joint editor of the journal \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Jost\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Virginia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRhetorical Thought in John Henry Newman\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) and Rhetorical Investigations (2004), and has edited or co-edited six previous books, including (with Wendy Olmsted) \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 568\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703058428211,"sku":"9781118963876","price":96.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bzJKb0lYUXdMTUZSTTBOK3NuNnljdz09.webp?v=1763316063","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-companion-to-the-philosophy-of-literature-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}