Philosophy and Literature

An Introduction

• Author(s): Ole Martin Skilleås,
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Pages: 168
• ISBN_10: 0748610227
  ISBN_13: 9780748610228
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / General , Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory , Philosophy / General , Philosophy / Aesthetics , Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern ,

Description:... "The main aspects of the field of philosophy and literature are outlined, and we see the reasons why Plato divided philosophy and literature and banished literature from his ideal state, and how Aristotle answered Plato's criticism of literature. The philosophical characteristic of wanting to define phenomena takes us into different ways of defining literature. This book also investigates the nature of interpretation and its sources of authority, how literary forms can be read as vehicles for the development of philosophical problems, and how different philosophical forms can be analysed as using typically literary means in order to persuade readers. The question of whether it is warranted or useful to maintain the distinction between philosophy and literature is addressed."--BOOK JACKET.