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
ISBN: | 9781405147231 |
Publication date: | 16th May 2008 |
Author: | Rita University of Virginia, USA Felski |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell an imprint of John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 162 pages |
Series: | Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos |
Genres: |
Literary studies: general |