{"product_id":"object-lessons-jami-bartlett-9780226369655","title":"Object Lessons: The Novel as a Theory of Reference","description":"\u003ci\u003eObject Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e explores a fundamental question about literary realism: How can language evoke that which is not language and render objects as real entities? Drawing on theories of reference in the philosophy of language, Jami Bartlett examines novels by George Meredith, William Makepeace Thackeray, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Iris Murdoch that provide allegories of language use in their descriptions, characters, and plots. Bartlett shows how these authors depict the philosophical complexities of reference by writing through and about referring terms, the names and descriptions that allow us to \"see\" objects. At the same time, she explores what it is for words to have meaning and delves into the conditions under which a reference can be understood. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eObject Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e reveals not only how novels make references, but also how they are \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e referring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jami Bartlett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022636965X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226369655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2017","brand":"Jami Bartlett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47136095174911,"sku":"9780226369655","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66c87381-0770-4247-98d7-1c4bf19778c3.jpg?v=1755022329","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/object-lessons-jami-bartlett-9780226369655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}