{"product_id":"9781405112086","title":"The Philosophy of Literature Contemporary and Classic Readings - An Anthology","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Philosophy Anthologies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Philosophy of Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eContemporary and Classic Readings - An Anthology\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEileen John | Dominic McIver Lopes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This collection provides an ideal introduction to the issues that draw analytic philosophers to literature. It brings together an extraordinary array of the most vital, influential, and sophisticated essays published by philosophers of literature in the past three decades.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen Davies,\u003c\/b\u003e University of Auckland \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“These essays, taken together, constitute a serious and probing exploration of several of the most fundamental philosophical puzzles about literature. They are also accessible, engaging, and frequently a lot of fun. A superb collection!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKendall Walton,\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForty-five essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology to provide a balanced and coherent overview of developments in the field during the past thirty years. They include substantial and carefully chosen essays and extracts which highlight influential work on fiction, emotion, interpretation, metaphor, literary value, and the definition and ontology of literature. An additional historical section features generous selections of the writings of early pioneers such as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Hume. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative volume offers a handy compilation of contributions to the field by its leading figures. It is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the philosophy of literature or the philosophy of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEileen John \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville, specializing in aesthetics and philosophy of literature. Her essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Philosophy and Literature, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Henry James Review.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominic McIver Lopes \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Pictures \u003c\/i\u003e(1996) and co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Companion \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eAesthetics \u003c\/i\u003e(2000) and \u003ci\u003eImagination, Philosophy, and the Arts \u003c\/i\u003e(2003). He is also co-editor, with Berys Gaut, of the Blackwell series \u003ci\u003eNew Directions in Aesthetics.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 February 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405112086\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377726222476,"sku":"9781405112086","price":53.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405112086.jpg?v=1780158136","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405112086","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}