A Brief History of Modern Western Literary Concepts - Unnamed Translation Library

Author: Wilson
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book series was written by the renowned British literature professor, Professor Peter Widdowson, and published by Routledge in 1999. Wilson has dedicated many years to the development of college-level literary theory textbooks. He co-authored Contemporary Literary Theory with E.M. Forster and co-authored A Companion to Contemporary Literary Theory with Professor Raman Selden, which has been revised five times and has had a significant impact. A Concise History of Modern Western Literary Concepts includes six chapters, detailing what "literature" is, certain definitions and non-definitions; what "literature" used to be? A conceptual history, Part 1: The Origin of Paradoxes; what changes has "literature" undergone? A conceptual history, Part 2: The 1960s; what is "literariness"? The Uses of "Literariness" - New Stories. In A Concise History of Modern Western Literary Concepts, Wilson explains in an accessible manner what "literature" used to be and what "literature/literariness" currently signifies. He provides a clear examination and of the historical evolution of the cultural concept "literature," or the trajectory of literary concepts. He also reflects rationally on the potential, status, and functions of "literature/literariness" in the modern era, illustrating with examples the various theoretical debates sparked by the term "literature/literariness," and proposing possible functions or potential referents of "literature/literariness" in the cultural space of the new century. It is evident that Wilson's "literature" can actually serve as a "Concise History of Modern Western Literary Concepts," serving as a reference for the teaching and research of literary theory.