Literature and the Human
Criticism, Theory, Practice
Seiten
2013
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-61466-5 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-61466-5 (ISBN)
This groundbreaking book establishes key terms and concepts for a ‘new literary humanism’ and applies them to a range of literary texts from the sixteenth century to the present day.
Why does literature matter? What is its human value? Historical approaches to literature have for several decades prevailed over the idea that literary works can deepen our understanding of fundamental questions of existence. This book re-affirms literature's existential value by developing a new critical vocabulary for thinking about literature's human meaningfulness. It puts this vocabulary into practice through close reading of a wide range of texts, from The Second Wakefield Shepherds’ Play to Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Individual chapters discuss:
Literature’s engagement of the emotions
Literature’s humanisation of history
Literature’s treatment of universals and particulars
The depth of reflection provoked by literary works
Literature as a special kind of seeing and framing
The question at the heart of the volume, of why literature matters, makes this book relevant to all students and professors of literature.
Why does literature matter? What is its human value? Historical approaches to literature have for several decades prevailed over the idea that literary works can deepen our understanding of fundamental questions of existence. This book re-affirms literature's existential value by developing a new critical vocabulary for thinking about literature's human meaningfulness. It puts this vocabulary into practice through close reading of a wide range of texts, from The Second Wakefield Shepherds’ Play to Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Individual chapters discuss:
Literature’s engagement of the emotions
Literature’s humanisation of history
Literature’s treatment of universals and particulars
The depth of reflection provoked by literary works
Literature as a special kind of seeing and framing
The question at the heart of the volume, of why literature matters, makes this book relevant to all students and professors of literature.
Andy Mousley is a Reader at De Montfort University. He is the author of Re-Humanising Shakespeare (2007), co-author of Critical Humanisms (2003), and editor of Towards a New Literary Humanism (2011). He has published widely on humanism and posthumanism, including articles in Textual Practice and Biography.
Introduction Chapter 1: Emotion Chapter 3: History Chapter 4: Universals and Particulars Chapter 5: Depth Chapter 6: Beholding Chapter 7: Conclusion
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.5.2013 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 520 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-61466-X / 041561466X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-61466-5 / 9780415614665 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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