The Philosophy of Literature

The Philosophy of Literature by Eileen John

Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology.

"This collection provides an ideal introduction to the issues that draw analytic philosophers to literatureIt brings together an extraordinary array of the most vital, influential, and sophisticated essays published by philosophers of literature in the past three decades." Stephen Davies, University of Auckland

"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!" Kendall Walton, University of Michigan

Eileen John is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville, specializing in aesthetics and philosophy of literature. Her essays have appeared in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Philosophy and Literature, and The Henry James Review.

Dominic McIver Lopes is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Understanding Pictures (1996) and co-editor of the Routledge Companion to Aesthetics (2000) and Imagination, Philosophy, and the Arts (2003). He is also co-editor, with Berys Gaut, of the Blackwell series New Directions in Aesthetics.

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ISBN 13	9781405112086
ISBN 10	1405112085
Title	The Philosophy of Literature
Author	Eileen John
Series	Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2003-12-19
Number of pages	384
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