The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Literature

by Richard T. Eldridge

Book Overview

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Literature contains twenty-three newly commissioned essays by major philosophers and literary scholars that investigate literature as a form of attention to human life. Various forms of attention are considered under the headings of Genres (from Ancient Epic to the Novel and Contemporary Experimental Writing), Periods (from Realism and Romanticism to Postcolonialism), Devices and Powers (Imagination, Plot, Character,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199965498
• ISBN13: 9780199965496
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 538 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.4"