Fiction and the Weave of Life

Author	: John Gibson
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	: 212
Release	: 2007-12-06
ISBN-13	: 9780199299522
ISBN-10	: 0199299528
Rating	: 4/5 (28 Downloads)

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Download or read book Fiction and the Weave of Life written by John Gibson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophers have struggled to explain how literary fiction can be such an important source of insight into the human condition. John Gibson offers a novel and intriguing account of the relationship between literature and everyday life, and shows how literature can give us an understanding of our world without literally being about our world.

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