The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Litera, Carroll, Gibson..

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Literature is an in-depth examination of literature through a philosophical lens, written by distinguished figures across the major divisions of philosophy. Its 40 newly-commissioned essays are divided into six sections:\n\n--historical foundations \n--what is literature? \n--aesthetics & appreciation \n--meaning & interpretation \n--metaphysics & epistemology \n--ethics & political theory \nThe Companion opens with a comprehensive historical overview of the philosophy of literature, including chapters on the study\u2019s ancient origins up to the 18th-20th centuries. The second part defines literature and its different categories. The third part covers the aesthetics of literature. The fourth and fifth sections discuss the meaning and consequences of philosophical interpretation of literature, as well as epistemological and metaphysical issues such as literary cognitivism and imaginative resistance. The sixth section contextua.