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Sukla Ananta Ch - Fiction and Art: Explorations in Contemporary Theory - 9781472575036 - V9781472575036
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Fiction and Art: Explorations in Contemporary Theory

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Description for Fiction and Art: Explorations in Contemporary Theory Paperback. Editor(s): Sukla, Ananta Chavana. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; DSK; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 202 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
The nature of fiction has long been debated across the humanities, and is of considerable importance for philosophical aesthetics, literary theory, narratology and the history of ideas. This volume offers something entirely new: a selection of multidisciplinary perspectives on fiction written by an international team of contributors at the forefront of their fields, providing a spectrum of approaches to compare and contrast. This volume, divided between historical, cognitive, aesthetic and non-western approaches, targets a wide range of topics, including mathematics, history, religion and metaphysics. This is a seminal volume on one of the most important ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472575036
SKU
V9781472575036
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5

About Sukla Ananta Ch
Ananta Sukla is a former Professor and Head of the Department of English at Sambalpur University and Visiting Professor at the Institute of Aesthetics, University of Uppsala, Sweden. His publications include Art and Representation (2001), Art and Experience (2003), Art and Essence (2003), and Art and Expression (2011).

Reviews for Fiction and Art: Explorations in Contemporary Theory
In recent years, philosophers have devoted increasing attention to issues in the conceptuality of fiction. What is fiction? How does it differ from other forms of writing? To what extent can works of fiction convey truth? These are just some questions taken up in Fiction and Art-a collection that brings together 26 original essays by scholars of philosophy, literature, performing ... Read more

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