{"product_id":"9781405121972","title":"The Philosophy of Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFoundations of the Philosophy of the Arts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Philosophy of Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Lamarque\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBy exploring central issues in the philosophy of literature, illustrated by a wide range of novels, poems, and plays, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Literature\u003c\/i\u003e gets to the heart of why literature matters to us and sheds new light on the nature and interpretation of literary works.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive study, along with original insights, into the philosophy of literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelops a unique point of view - from one of the field's leading exponents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers examples of key issues using excerpts from well-known novels, poems, and plays from different historical periods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Lamarque\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of York. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFictional Points of View\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and co-author, with Stein Haugom Olsen, of \u003ci\u003eTruth, Fiction and Literature: A Philosophical Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (1994). He was editor of the \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e from 1995-2008, and is on the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e. He edited \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eConcise Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Language\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), and (with Stein Haugom Olsen) \u003ci\u003eAesthetics and the Philosophy of Art: The Analytic Tradition, An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2003).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 August 2008\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\u003e9781405121972\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e344\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379159920780,"sku":"9781405121972","price":104.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405121972_eb347f8a-28e8-4447-a959-705e61ae95a6.jpg?v=1780112565","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405121972","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}