Fiction and the Weave of Life
Author:   John Gibson (University of Louisville)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199642571


Pages:   212
Publication Date:   05 January 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John Gibson (University of Louisville)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9780199642571


ISBN 10:   0199642575
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   05 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: The Loss of the Real 2: Literature & the Sense of the World 3: Beyond Truth and Triviality 4: The Work of Criticism 5: The Fictional & the Real Conclusion

Reviews

Review from previous edition Gibson's book is well-written, erudite and wide-ranging, littered with valuable insights, and his broad vision of cognitive literary value as not constrained by narrow notions of truth and reference is an attractive and welcome one. Cain Samuel Todd, Analysis Reviews We need more books like Fiction and the Weave of Life. Brief, coherent, readable and bold ...The book is well-written, original, and thought-provoking. It deserves to be widely read. James Harold, British Journal of Aesthetics engaging and admirably clear ... rigorous and stimulating Times Higher Education


`Review from previous edition Gibson's book is well-written, erudite and wide-ranging, littered with valuable insights, and his broad vision of cognitive literary value as not constrained by narrow notions of truth and reference is an attractive and welcome one. ' Cain Samuel Todd, Analysis Reviews `We need more books like Fiction and the Weave of Life. Brief, coherent, readable and bold ...The book is well-written, original, and thought-provoking. It deserves to be widely read. ' James Harold, British Journal of Aesthetics `engaging and admirably clear ... rigorous and stimulating ' Times Higher Education


Author Information

John Gibson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville.

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