The Imaginary Library: An Essay on Literature and Society (Princeton Legacy Library)

Kernan, Alvin B.

ISBN 10: 0691065047 / ISBN 13: 9780691065045

Published by Princeton University Press, 1982

About this Item

Book hardcover First Edition pp187. Condition Fine mild spotting on top edge.

Seller Inventory # S17.28.4

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Imaginary Library: An Essay on Literature and Society (Princeton Legacy Library)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691065047
• ISBN 13: 9780691065045
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Synopsis

In this speculative treatment of literature as a social institution, Alvin B. Kernan explores the inability of contemporary writers and critics to maintain a literary vision in a society that denies their values and methods.

Originally published in 1982.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

About the Author

Alvin Kernan is Avalon University Professor of Humanities, Emeritus, Princeton University. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1941-45. His previous books about World War II include "The Unknown Battle of Midway", published by Yale University Press, and the novels "Love and Glory" and the forthcoming "Proceed Without "Hornet"."