Knowledge and Commitment: A problem-oriented approach to literary studies: 33

Douwe W. Fokkema + et Elrud Ibsch

ISBN 10: 9027222223 / ISBN 13: 9789027222220

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knowledge and Commitment: A problem-oriented approach to literary studies: 33
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027222223
• ISBN 13: 9789027222220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Bon

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Synopsis

The authors present a new perspective on a wide range of issues in the study of literature and culture. Some of the topics discussed, such as interpretation, canon formation, and literary historiography, belong to the traditional domain of literary studies. Others ― cultural identity, convention, systems theory, and empirical methods ― originate in the social sciences and are now being integrated into the humanities. By referring to the work of authors as widely apart as Hayden White, Edward Said, Fredric Jameson, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Reinhart Koselleck, Pierre Bourdieu, Niklas Luhmann, Siegfried Schmidt, Norbert Groeben, and many others, the full complexity of the field of literary studies becomes apparent.The authors argue for a distinction between analysis of literary systems on the one hand and critical intervention on the other. By distinguishing between research and criticism, between knowledge and commitment, they offer new ways for literary studies as well as for cultural critique.

Synopsis

In this text, the authors present their views of the debate on interpretation, canon formation and literary historiography. In doing so, they broach topics such as cultural identity, social convention, systems theory and empirical methods.