Towards a New Literary Humanism

Towards a New Literary Humanism
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 253
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ISBN-13 : 9780230297647
ISBN-10 : 0230297641
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Book Synopsis Towards a New Literary Humanism by : A. Mousley

Download or read book Towards a New Literary Humanism written by A. Mousley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature cultivates 'deep selves' for whom books matter because they take over from religion fundamental questions about the meaning of existence. This volume embraces and questions this perspective, whilst also developing a 'new humanist' critical vocabulary which specifies, and therefore opens to debate, the human significance of literature.


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