Why does literature matter?

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Why does literature matter?

Statement of responsibility

Frank B. Farrell

Creator

• Farrell, Frank B

Subject

• American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Theory, etc
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Electronic books
• Englisch
• English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Theory, etc
• English literature -- Theory, etc
• LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory
• Letterkunde
• Literatur
• Literature -- Philosophy
• Literature -- Philosophy
• Literaturtheorie
• Literatuurtheorie
• Littérature -- Philosophie
• Littérature américaine -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique | Théorie, etc
• Littérature anglaise -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique | Théorie, etc
• 1900-1999

Genre

• Electronic books
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

"Frank B. Farrell defends a rich conception of the space of literature that retains its links to issues of self-formation and metaphysics and does not let that space collapse into just another reflection of social space. He maintains that recent literary theory has badly misread findings in the philosophy of language and the theory of subjectivity. That misreading, Farrell says, has tended to endorse ways of understanding literature that make one question why it matters at all. Farrell here opposes some recent theoretical trends and, through a mix of philosophical and literary studies, tells us why in his view literature does truly matter."--Jacket

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• Book collections on Project MUSE

Cataloging source

JSTOR

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography