Literature, Analytically Speaking: Explorations in the Theory of Interpretation, Analytic Aesthetics, and Evolution

221 Pages·2010·1.65 MB·English

by  Peter Swirski

Literature, Analytically Speaking
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Literature,
Analytically Speaking
Explorations in the Theory of
Interpretation, Analytic Aesthetics,
and Evolution
Peter Swirski
university of texas press
Austin
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Swirski, Peter.
Literature, analytically speaking : explorations in the theory of
interpretation, analytic aesthetics, and evolution / Peter Swirski.
p. cm.—(Cognitive approaches to literature and culture)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-0-292-72178-4 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Literature—Philosophy. I. Title.
pn49.s874 2010
801—dc22
2009024365
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This book is dedicated to Joseph Carroll, Brian Boyd, Jerrold
Levinson, Paisley Livingston, and other evolutionary-literary
scholars and analytic aestheticians.
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CONTENTS
one Analytic Aesthetics 2
two Artwork 24
three Work and Text 44
four Fiction and Nonfiction 66
five The Nature of Fiction 88
six Fictional Truth 110
seven Intention and Interpretation 132
eight Aesthetics and Evolution 154
Notes 177
Works Cited 189
Index 207
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