Title: The philosophy of literary amateurism /
Authors: Lebowitz, Naomi.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Literature, Modern History and criticism; Authors and readers.; Amateurism.
Abstract: In this coherent, intense study, Naomi Lebowitz defines and explores what she calls "the philosophy of literary amateurism." With persuasive readings of the works of major international writers of the Western tradition, Lebowitz passionately argues that all great writing is guided by a moral and temperamental complexity and richness.