Literature

by Peter Widdowson

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'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415169143
• ISBN13: 9780415169141
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.8"