Uses of Literature PDF
by Rita Felski
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Uses of Literature bridges the gap between literary theory and common-sense beliefs about why we read literature.
- Explores the diverse motives and mysteries of why we read
- Offers four different ways of thinking about why we read literature - for recognition, enchantment, knowledge, and shock
- Argues for a new phenomenology in literary studies that incorporates the historical and social dimensions of reading
- Includes examples of literature from a wide range of national literary traditions
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- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:22/01/2009
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- ISBN:9781444302806
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:22/01/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781444302806