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Literature
Literature
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Author: Peter Widdowson Publisher: Routledge Format: Softcover # of Pages: 240 Pub. Date: 1998 ISBN-10: 0415169143 ISBN-13: 9780415169141
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About
the Book:
This introductory volume provides an overview of the history of
Literature as a cultural concept, and reflects on the contemporary
nature, place and function of what the literary might mean for us
today.
The book simply called Literature:
• offers a concise history of the canonic concept of
'literature' from its earliest origins
• illustrates the kinds of theoretical issues which are
currently invoked by the term 'literary'
• provides a definition of the 'literary' for the twenty-first
century
With Literature well-known critic Peter Widdowson
provides a thought-provoking essay on the contemporary relevance of
the 'literary' for students.
What people say:
"Recommended
to undergraduate and graduate collections of literary theory."
— Choice
About the Author:
Peter Widdowson (1942-2009)
was a Professor of Literary Studies at the University of
Gloucestershire who played an important role in revitalizing the
study of English literature through a long career in higher
education. He was an important voice in the debates about "theory"
in the 1970s and 80s, and was an internationally renowned Thomas
Hardy scholar. |
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