TY  - BOOK
AU  - Isomaa,Saija
AU  - Lyytikäinen,Pirjo
AU  - Malmio,Kristina
AU  - Meretoja,Hanna
TI  - Values of literature
T2  - Philosophy, literature, and politics
SN  - 9789401212052
AV  - PN45 .V259 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Leiden, The Netherlands
PB  - Brill Rodopi
KW  - Literature and society
KW  - Literature
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Values in literature
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - Why we read literature and why we should read literature are age-old questions that have, in recent years, gained unprecedented scope and intensity, against the backdrop of what has been perceived as a world-wide crisis in the humanities. While scholars frequently discuss different types of value separately, in this volume values of literature are approached in the plural: we argue that the ethical, aesthetic, cognitive, affective, social, historical, and existential values of literature should be explored in connection with each other. The three parts of the book explore the relationship between ethics and aesthetics; the cognitive, affective, and social values of literature; and the construction and questioning of literary values in society. Throughout the book, we discuss the different things literature can do, ranging from affirmation of social dogmas to its capacities for self-questioning and challenging of moral certainties, through the dynamic interplay of its ethical and aesthetic, cognitive and affective aspects
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789401212052
ER  -