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Seeking the beautiful : a study in literary aesthetics / E.L. Risden.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: pages cmISBN:
  • 9781680530452
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 820.90001 RIS-S(TB)
Contents:
Preface -- Some basic problems in literary aesthetics -- On texture: an approach to literary aesthetics -- A textural aesthetics of Beowulf: a case study -- A textural aesthetics of Doctor Faustus: a case study -- A textural aesthetics of friendship -- A textural aesthetics of power -- A textural aesthetics of adventure.
Summary: "This book comprises essays both theoretical and applied, with a focus on English medieval and Renaissance texts. While the term aesthetics may imply simply sensory perception this volume considers what makes literary texts beautiful. It suggests we tend to neglect what often draws us to read in the first place: verbal or imaginative beauty" --
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Some basic problems in literary aesthetics -- On texture: an approach to literary aesthetics -- A textural aesthetics of Beowulf: a case study -- A textural aesthetics of Doctor Faustus: a case study -- A textural aesthetics of friendship -- A textural aesthetics of power -- A textural aesthetics of adventure.

"This book comprises essays both theoretical and applied, with a focus on English medieval and Renaissance texts. While the term aesthetics may imply simply sensory perception this volume considers what makes literary texts beautiful. It suggests we tend to neglect what often draws us to read in the first place: verbal or imaginative beauty" --

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