Title: Literature
First published: 1999
Description: This introductory volume provides an accessible overview of the history of 'Literature' as a cultural concept, and reflects on the contemporary nature, place and function of what the literary might mean for us today.  This volume: * offers  a concise history of the canonic concept of 'literature' from its earliest origins * illustrates the kinds of theoretical issues which are currently invoked by the term 'literary' * promotes the potential 'uses of the literary' within an millennial culture With Literature Peter Widdowson provides a thought provoking essay on the contemporary relevance of the 'literary' for students.
Subjects: Literature, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction, Littérature, Definition, Literaturwissenschaft, Letterkunde, Literatuurwetenschap, TRAVEL, Special Interest, Literatur, Literary, Theorie, General
LC classification: PN45 .W463 1999