American literature's aesthetic dimensions /

In these diverse essays, leading critics recast the place of aesthetics in the production and consumption of literature. Rethinking the category of aesthetics in light of recent developments in literary theory and social criticism, contributors showcase the interpretive possibilities available to th...

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Weitere Verfasser: Weinstein, Cindy (HerausgeberIn), Looby, Christopher (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York : Columbia University Press [2012]
Online-Zugang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/wein15616
Inhaltsangabe:
  • pt. 1. Aesthetics and the politics of freedom
  • pt. 2. Aesthetics and the representation of sexuality
  • pt. 3. Aesthetics and the reading of form
  • pt. 4. Aesthetics and the question of theory.