{"product_id":"the-end-of-literary-theory-hardback-9780521333269","title":"The End of Literary Theory (Hardback) 9780521333269","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe End of Literary Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese essays are concerned with the philosophical problems that arise in connection with the understanding and evaluation of literature.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStein Haugrom Olsen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521333269, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 March 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e244 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 14.3 x 2 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Literary aesthetics and literary practice\u003cbr\u003e 2. Interpretation and intention\u003cbr\u003e 3. Authorial intention\u003cbr\u003e 4. Text and meaning\u003cbr\u003e 5. The 'meaning' of a literary work\u003cbr\u003e 6. Defining a literary work\u003cbr\u003e 7. What is poetics?\u003cbr\u003e 8. On unilluminating criticism\u003cbr\u003e 9. Criticism and appreciation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Value-judgements in criticism\u003cbr\u003e 11. Literature, fiction, and reality. A problematic relationship\u003cbr\u003e 12. Thematic concepts: where philosophy meets literature\u003cbr\u003e 13. Literary theory and literary aesthetics\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20theory%20%5BDSA%5D%22\"\u003eDSA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007097262360,"sku":"9780521333269","price":83.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521333269i_62d0694d-3107-48a9-959b-6bbbafcdf1f2.jpg?v=1691375253","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-end-of-literary-theory-hardback-9780521333269","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}