Literature and the Taste of Knowledge
Michael Wood
(Author)
Description
What does literature know? Does it offer us knowledge of its own or does it only interrupt and question other forms of knowledge? This book answers and prolongs these questions through the close examination of individual works and the exploration of a broad array of examples. Chapters on Henry James, Kafka, and the form of the villanelle are interspersed with wider-ranging inquiries into forms of irony, indirection and the uses of fiction. Examples range from Auden to Proust and Rilke, and from Calvino to Jean Rhys and Yeats.
Product Details
Price
$46.19
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publish Date
October 31, 2005
Pages
216
Dimensions
6.08 X 8.58 X 0.52 inches | 0.72 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780521606530
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Michael Wood is broadcaster and film-maker, as well as being the author of several highly praised books on English history, including In Search of Shakespeare.
Reviews
"These inspiring discussions offer productive readings of writers who enjoy winking wile playing with literary space. Highly recommended."
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