Once Upon a Time : Essays in the Philosophy of Literature Paperback / softback
by Peter Kivy, Aaron Meskin
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Once Upon a Time is a collection of essays in the philosophy of literature with two central themes: the significance of story –telling for us and the question of whether the novel, perhaps the art form most closely associated with story-telling, is a legitimate source of human knowledge.
Leading philosopher of art Peter Kivy explores why human beings are so enthralled by being told stories and whether story-telling is a significant source of knowledge.
Starting with a study of Aristotle's Poetics, Kivy then undertakes a critical discussion of Noel Carroll's suggestion that our interaction with the artists of the past is a kind of "conversation." He goes on to defend the thesis that one of the legitimate artistic pleasures we take in novel-reading is the acquiring of knowledge and, furthermore, that the silent reading of a novel is a kind of performance, making the novel one of the performing arts.
The volume concludes with a chapter about jokes, and, in particular, whether it is immoral to tell or be amused by an "immoral" joke.
This volume of essays is a must-read for anyone seriously interested in literature and the conceptual problems it may raise for philosophers.
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- Pages:140 pages
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield International
- Publication Date:07/08/2019
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- ISBN:9781786607355
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:140 pages
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield International
- Publication Date:07/08/2019
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- ISBN:9781786607355