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Uses of literature

Title:

Uses of literature

Author:

Felski, Rita.

ISBN:

9781405147248

Personal Author:

Felski, Rita.

Publication Information:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.

Physical Description:

VI, 154 str. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Blackwell manifestos

Blackwell manifestos.

Subject Term:

Literature -- Philosophy.

Books and reading.

Electronic Access:

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2007043479-t.html
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0806/2007043479-b.html

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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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