{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-philosophy-of-literature-9781118963876","title":"A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature","description":"This monumental collection of new and recent essays from an international team of eminent scholars represents the best contemporary critical thinking relating to both literary and philosophical studies of literature. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelpfully groups essays into the field's main sub-categories, among them 'Relations Between Philosophy and Literature', 'Emotional Engagement and the Experience of Reading', 'Literature and the Moral Life', and 'Literary Language'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a combination of analytical precision and literary richness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents an unparalleled work of reference for students and specialists alike, ideal for course use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarry L. Hagberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the James H. Ottaway Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at Bard College, and has in recent years held a Chair in the School of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia and a visiting fellowship at Cambridge University. He has published widely in philosophical and literary contexts; his recent books include \u003ci\u003eArt and Ethical Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eDescribing Ourselves: Wittgenstein and Autobiographical Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). He is joint editor of the journal \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Jost\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Virginia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRhetorical Thought in John Henry Newman\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) and Rhetorical Investigations (2004), and has edited or co-edited six previous books, including (with Wendy Olmsted) \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873176490258,"sku":"9781118963876","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8682fd59-8d7a-45fb-9eb6-d362d21ba8d7.jpg?v=1737922458","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-companion-to-the-philosophy-of-literature-9781118963876","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}