{"product_id":"literature-analytically-speaking-peter-swirski-9780292728875","title":"Literature, Analytically Speaking: Explorations in the Theory of Interpretation, Analytic Aesthetics, and Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a new approach to interdisciplinary literary theory, \u003ci\u003eLiterature, Analytically Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e integrates literary studies with analytic aesthetics, girded by neo-Darwinian evolution. Scrutinizing narrative fiction through a lens provided by analytic philosophy, revered literary theorist Peter Swirski puts new life into literary theory while fashioning a set of practical guidelines for critics in the interpretive trenches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDismissing critical inquirers who deny intention its key role in the study of literary reception, Swirski extends the defense of intentionality to art and to human behavior in general. In the process, Swirski takes stock of the recent work in evolutionary theory, arguing that the analysis of narrative truth may be grounded in the neo-Darwinian paradigm which forms the empirical backbone behind his analytic approach. \u003ci\u003eLiterature, Analytically Speaking\u003c\/i\u003e provides a series of precepts designed to capture the ways in which we do interpret (and ought to interpret) works of literature. Reflecting a resounding shift from the poststructuralist paradigm, Swirski's lively and colorful presentation, backed up by a dazzling variety of examples and case studies, reconceptualizes the aesthetics of literature and literary studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Swirski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292728875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292728875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Peter Swirski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086465544447,"sku":"9780292728875","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85e2e937-1264-4965-8e01-40686f8bb401.jpg?v=1769094823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/literature-analytically-speaking-peter-swirski-9780292728875","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}