Philosophy And The Novel: Philosophical Aspects Of Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, The Brothers Karamazov, À La Recherche Du Temps Perdu And Of The Methods Of Criticism
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A rigorous work of literary philosophy, Philosophy and the Novel by Peter Jones argues that the greatest novels of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are not merely works of art but profound philosophical documents. Jones presents a systematic examination of four landmark texts — Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, The Brothers Karamazov, and À la recherche du temps perdu — uncovering the moral, epistemological, and metaphysical dimensions woven into their narratives. Written with scholarly precision and a clear analytical voice, the study instructs readers in the methods of criticism necessary to bridge the disciplines of philosophy and literature. Jones illustrates how close reading, informed by philosophical inquiry, transforms the way we understand character, ethics, and meaning in canonical fiction.
Author: Peter Jones
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A rigorous work of literary philosophy, Philosophy and the Novel by Peter Jones argues that the greatest novels of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are not merely works of art but profound philosophical documents. Jones presents a systematic examination of four landmark texts — Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, The Brothers Karamazov, and À la recherche du temps perdu — uncovering the moral, epistemological, and metaphysical dimensions woven into their narratives. Written with scholarly precision and a clear analytical voice, the study instructs readers in the methods of criticism necessary to bridge the disciplines of philosophy and literature. Jones illustrates how close reading, informed by philosophical inquiry, transforms the way we understand character, ethics, and meaning in canonical fiction.