Philosophy of Literature

Philosophy of Literature presents six newly-commissioned essays from international scholars that address some of the key issues relating to the philosophy of literature, a thriving and increasingly influential branch of aesthetics

• Features a half dozen newly commissioned articles from leading scholars in the field of philosophy of literature

• Focuses on a branch of aesthetics that has not received the attention it deserves

• Includes a reading on the historical relationship between philosophy and literature with recent developments and projections for the future

• Contributors include Peter Lamarque (University of York), Peter Kivy (Rutgers University, USA) and Stein Haugom Olsen (University of Bergen, Norway)
  

Keywords: literature, aesthetics, knowledge, structure, narrative, literary criticism, J. L. Austin, poetry, language, Plato