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Title:

LITERATURE

By:

Peter Widdowson

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Paperback

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0415169143

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9780415169141

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

10 December, 1998

Series:

The New Critical Idiom

Pages:

240

Description:

This brilliant guide provides an introductory overview of the history of 'literature' as a cultural concept, reflecting on its contemporary nature, place and function, and what the literary might mean for us today.

Synopsis:

This introductory volume provides an overview of the history of Literature as a cultural concept, and reflects on the contemporary nature, place and function of what the literary might mean for us today. Literature: * offers a concise history of the canonic concept of 'literature' from its earliest origins * illustrates the kinds of theoretical issues which are currently invoked by the term 'literary' * provides a definition of the 'literary' for the twenty-first century With Literature Peter Widdowson provides a thought-provoking essay on the contemporary relevance of the 'literary' for students.

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