Literature

כריכה קדמית
Psychology Press, 1999 - 229 עמודים

This introductory volume provides an overview of the history of Literature as a cultural concept, and reflects on the contemporary nature, place and function of what the literary might mean for us today. Literature:
* offers a concise history of the canonic concept of 'literature' from its earliest origins
* illustrates the kinds of theoretical issues which are currently invoked by the term 'literary'
* provides a definition of the 'literary' for the twenty-first century
With Literature Peter Widdowson provides a thought-provoking essay on the contemporary relevance of the 'literary' for students.

 

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What has Literature been?
26
What has happened to Literature?
63
What is the literary?
93
The uses of the literary
129
Watch this space
205
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל

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מידע על המחבר (1999)

Peter Widdowson is Professor of Literature at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. He edited Re-Reading English, and is the author of books on Thomas Hardy, E.M. Forster and contemporary literary theory.

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