The authors present a new perspective on a wide range of issues in the study of literature and culture. Some of the topics discussed, such as interpretation, canon formation, and literary historiography, belong to the traditional domain of literary studies. Others - cultural identity, convention, systems theory, and empirical methods - originate in the social sciences and are now being integrated into the humanities. By referring to the work of authors as widely apart as Hayden White, Edward Said, Fredric Jameson, Michel ...
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The authors present a new perspective on a wide range of issues in the study of literature and culture. Some of the topics discussed, such as interpretation, canon formation, and literary historiography, belong to the traditional domain of literary studies. Others - cultural identity, convention, systems theory, and empirical methods - originate in the social sciences and are now being integrated into the humanities. By referring to the work of authors as widely apart as Hayden White, Edward Said, Fredric Jameson, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Reinhart Koselleck, Pierre Bourdieu, Niklas Luhmann, Siegfried Schmidt, Norbert Groeben, and many others, the full complexity of the field of literary studies becomes apparent.The authors argue for a distinction between analysis of literary systems on the one hand and critical intervention on the other. By distinguishing between research and criticism, between knowledge and commitment, they offer new ways for literary studies as well as for cultural critique.
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Volume 33. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 9027222223.
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Minor wear. VG. 22x14cm, x, 217 pp., Series: Utrecht Publications in General and Comparative Literature, vol. 33. ISBN: 9027222223 [EU] / 1556196792 [US]. Contents: 1. Introduction. 1.1. The applicability of scientific methods. 1.2. The nature of research. 1.3. Major research problems--2. Interpretation and Explanation. 2.1. Understanding and its argumentational validation. 2.2. The empirical study of literature: problem-solving and explanatory validation. 2.3. The conventional distinction between fact and fiction--3. Canons: Critical and Didactic Instruments. 3.1. The canon debate. 3.2. Historical developments in canon formation in the West and in modern China. 3.3. Research into the composition of canons. 3.4. Critical and didactic interventions--4. Literary History. 4.1. The problem of literary historiography. ["
