Knowledge and commitment

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

by Fokkema, Douwe Wessel

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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. By referring to the work of authors as widely apart as Hayden White, Edward …

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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. By referring to the work of authors as widely apart as Hayden White, Edward Said, Fredric Jameson, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Reinhart Koselleck, Pierre Bourdieu, Niklas Lu.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2000.

Publication Statements

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

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (x, 217 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789027298553, 9027298556, 9789027222220, 9027222223, 9781556196799, 1556196792, 1282162810, 9781282162815, 9786612162817, 6612162813
  • oclc:ocm70767542
  • LC Classification:PN441
  • Dewey Decimal:809

Table of Contents

KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Interpretation and Explanation; Chapter 3. Canons: Critical and Didactic Instruments; Chapter 4. Literary History; Chapter 5. Identity and Convention; Chapter 6. Literary Systems; Chapter 7. Empirical Research; Chapter 8. Intervention in the Cultural Debate; Chapter 9. Conclusions; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index; The Series UTRECHT PUBLICATIONS IN GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE.

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Subjects

Canon (Literature) Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature) Criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc Critique literary criticism Literary Criticism -- General Literature -- History And Criticism Literature -- Theory, etc Littérature -- Histoire et critique TRAVEL -- Special Interest Vergelijkende literatuurwetenschap

Writers

Fokkema, Douwe Wessel Ibsch, Elrud

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