000 00848cam a2200157ua 4500
020 _a9781405147248
082 _a801
_bFEL/U
100 _aFelski, Rita
245 1 0 _aUses of literature
260 _aOxford
_bBlackwell
_c2008
300 _a154p.
520 _aUses of Literature bridges the gap between literary theory and common-sense beliefs about why we read literature. Explores the diverse motives and mysteries of why we read Offers four different ways of thinking about why we read literature - for recognition, enchantment, knowledge, and shock Argues for a new “phenomenology” in literary studies that incorporates the historical and social dimensions of reading Includes examples of literature from a wide range of national literary traditions
650 _aLiterature-Philosophy
650 0 _aBooks and reading
942 _cBK
999 _c27424
_d27424