Knowledge and commitment: a problem-oriented approach to literary studies

by Fokkema, Douwe Wessel

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Title Statements

Full title :Knowledge and commitment : a problem-oriented approach to literary studies / Douwe W. Fokkema, Elrud Ibsch.

Summary

"The authors present a new perspective on a wide range of issues in the study of literature and culture. Some of the topics discussed, such as interpretation, canon formation, and literary historiography, belong to the traditional domain of literary studies. Others - cultural identity, convention, systems theory, and empirical methods - originate in the social sciences and are now being integrated into the humanities. The authors argue for a distinction between analysis of literary systems on the one hand and critical intervention on the other. By distinguishing between research and criticism, between knowledge and commitment, they offer new ways for literary studies as well as for cultural critique."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2000.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):J. Benjamins
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:2000.

The Physical Object

Description:x, 217 pages ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9027222223, 9789027222220, 1556196792, 9781556196799
oclc:ocm42863113
LC Classification:PN441
Dewey Decimal:809

Subjects

Canon (Literature) Canons littéraires Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature) Criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc Critique Kanon Literatur Literature -- History And Criticism Literature -- Theory, etc Literaturwissenschaft Littérature -- Histoire et critique Methode Vergelijkende literatuurwetenschap