Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Literature: An Analytic Approach

Articles and book chapters reprinted from publication over the past three decades delineate the field and contours of the discipline, and sample a range of perspectives on various issues. The 29 readings cover ontology and categorization; the epistemology of reading; literature, imagination, and the emotions; and the values of literature. No index is provided. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

David Davies is Professor of Philosophy at McGill University. He is the author of Art as Performance (Blackwell, 2004). Carl Matheson is Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair at the University of Manitoba.