基本信息·出版社：Wiley-Blackwell ·页码：344 页 ·出版日期：2008年06月 ·ISBN：140512198X ·条形码：9781405121989 ·装帧：平装 ·正文语种：英语 ...
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基本信息·出版社：Wiley-Blackwell
·页码：344 页
·出版日期：2008年06月
·ISBN：140512198X
·条形码：9781405121989
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts
·外文书名：文学的哲学
内容简介 A comprehensive study by one of its leading exponents of central issues in the philosophy of literature, including the idea of literature as art, the nature and ontology of literary works, the status of the author, the modes and assessment of literary interpretation, the nature of fiction and fictional characters, the role of truth and knowledge in the appreciation of literature, and the basis for literary evaluation. Throughout the book philosophical discussion is illustrated with examples from poems, novels and drama of all periods. The book not only presents and analyses a range of views on these and other topics but also develops its own distinctive point of view. What emerges is a definitive and authoritative characterisation of a relatively new but increasingly influential branch of aesthetics.
作者简介 Peter Lamarque is Professor of Philosophy at the University of York. He is the author of
Fictional Points of View (1996) and co–author, with Stein Haugom Olsen, of
Truth, Fiction and Literature: A Philosophical Perspective (1994). He was editor of the
British Journal of Aesthetics from 1995–2008, and is on the editorial board of the
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. He edited
Philosophy and Fiction (1983),
Concise Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Language (1997), and (with Stein Haugom Olsen)
Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art: The Analytic Tradition, An Anthology (Blackwell, 2003).
编辑推荐 Review "Lamarque (Univ. of York) presents a thoughtfully measured approach to a potentially overwhelming topic. Philosophy of literature is understood as separate from either literary criticism or finding philosophical themes interwoven in works of literature. When literature is understood as an art form, certain established aesthetic queries become relevant, including why certain pieces of literature are works of art and when a written work is to be counted as literature in the first place. The driving issue is "what is it to read a literary work as a work of art?" One may value works of literature because one learns from them ("truth," as well as the element of moral instruction), but, it is argued, this value is not essential to the nature of literature. Appreciation of works of literature as literature, and not as philosophy or any other exploration, is imperative. The value of Lamarque's presentation is his rigorously analytic style; he trains an admirably impartial eye on issues of interpretation, intentionality, hermeneutics, the rise and fall of the role of the author, and more. While not jargon-rife, this work has a formal approach that might be beyond the level of some undergraduate philosophy students.
Summing Up: Recommended. Interested upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty/researchers. --
S. J. Shaw, Prairie View A&M University (
CHOICE, March 2009)
"An excellent introduction to the philosophy of literature or as an additional text for aesthetics or literature modules." (Times Higher Education Supplement)
"Peter Lamarque is one of the most astute philosophers ever to turn his attention to the theory of literature. In lucid, accessible prose, he sets out in this book to go to the heart of the main questions that bedevil literary aesthetics. The fascinating result is by my reckoning the best single introduction to literary/philosophical aesthetics now in print." Denis Dutton, University of Canterbury "This forthright, engaging book deftly deploys Lamarque's rich scholarship and keeps philosophical debate closely tied to apt literary examples. More than a survey, issues are satisfyingly addressed in light of Lamarque's substantive views." Eileen John, University of Warwick "An excellent introduction to the philosophy of literature or as an additional text for aesthetics or literature modules." Times Higher Education Supplement
Review
Peter Lamarque is one of the most astute philosophers ever to turn his attention to the theory of literature. In lucid, accessible prose, he sets out in this book to go to the heart of the main questions that bedevil literary aesthetics. The fascinating result is by my reckoning the best single introduction to literary/philosophical aesthetics now in print.
–Denis Dutton, University of Canterbury
This forthright, engaging book deftly deploys Lamarque's rich scholarship and keeps philosophical debate closely tied to apt literary examples. More than a survey, issues are satisfyingly addressed in light of Lamarque's substantive views.
–Eileen John, University of Warwick
