The End of Literary Theory
- Author: Stein Haugom Olsen, Universitetet i Oslo
- Date Published: May 2008
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521061995
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The essays in this collection are concerned with the philosophical problems that arise in connection with the understanding and evaluation of literature - such problems as the relationship between the work and the author (authorial intention), between the work and the world (reference and truth), the definition of a literary work, and the nature of literary theory itself. Professor Olsen attacks many of the orthodoxies of modern literary theory, in particular the enterprise to build a comprehensive systematic literary theory. His own work is informed by a consistent perspective: the assumption that literature is a social institution governed by conventions, and that answers to problems of interpretation and appreciation can be found only through an analysis of these conventions. This is an important book for scholars and students of literary theory and philosophy, especially for those who see an ever-increasing cross-fertilization between the two disciplines.
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- Date Published: May 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521061995
- length: 244 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 139 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.33kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Literary aesthetics and literary practice
2. Interpretation and intention
3. Authorial intention
4. Text and meaning
5. The 'meaning' of a literary work
6. Defining a literary work
7. What is poetics?
8. On unilluminating criticism
9. Criticism and appreciation
10. Value-judgements in criticism
11. Literature, fiction, and reality. A problematic relationship
12. Thematic concepts: where philosophy meets literature
13. Literary theory and literary aesthetics
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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