Why Does Literature Matter?
AttributionFrank B. Farrell Publication DetailsBook, Cornell University Press, 2004 AvailabilityLOCATIONCALL #STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) PS221 .F37 2004 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone View record in LOLA catalog • Links • TABLE OF CONTENTS DescriptionFarrell here opposes some recent theoretical trends and, through a mix of philosophical and literary studies, tells us why in his view literature does truly matter. In addition to his close readings of literary, philosophical, and critical texts, Farrell considers cultural studies and postcolonial studies more generally and speculates on the possible contributions of object-relations theory in psychology to the study of literature. (automatically summarized from Amazon.
