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Ananta Ch. Sukla - Fiction and Art, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Fiction and Art

Explorations in Contemporary Theory

Av Ananta Ch. Sukla

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Beskrivning
The nature of fiction has long been debated across the humanities, and is of considerable importance for philosophical aesthetics, literary theory, narratology and the history of ideas.This volume offers something entirely new: a selection of multidisciplinary perspectives on fiction written by an international team of contributors at the forefront of their fields, providing a spectrum of approaches to compare and contrast. This volume, divided between historical, cognitive, aesthetic and non-western approaches, targets a wide range of topics, including mathematics, history, religion and metaphysics. This is a seminal volume on one of the most important topics in the humanities.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2015-09-24
  • Mått: 170 x 246 x 28 mm
  • Vikt: 920 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 440
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781472575043
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Ananta Sukla is a former Professor and Head of the Department of English at Sambalpur University and Visiting Professor at the Institute of Aesthetics, University of Uppsala, Sweden. His publications include Art and Representation (2001), Art and Experience (2003), Art and Essence (2003), and Art and Expression (2011).

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In recent years, philosophers have devoted increasing attention to issues in the conceptuality of fiction. What is fiction? How does it differ from other forms of writing? To what extent can works of fiction convey truth? These are just some questions taken up in Fiction and Art—a collection that brings together 26 original essays by scholars of philosophy, literature, performing arts, and classical studies. Organized into four parts, the volume considers the role fiction plays not only in our conscious lives but also as a bearer of truth. Part 1 is devoted to historical perspectives; part 2, to interdisciplinary perspectives; part 3 examines the role of fiction in aesthetic culture; and part 4 looks at fiction in four Eastern cultures—Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic. One strength of this collection is the wide range of the contributors' backgrounds. As one might expect, analytic philosophy is well represented, but so too are Continental philosophy, postmodernism, and feminism. Sukla (English, Sambalpur Univ., India) has done a wonderful job of bringing together truly diverse essays. The collection will be of special interest to those doing interdisciplinary work on contemporary philosophy of art and fiction. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

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