Mirosława Buchholtz.The Beautiful and the Doomed: Essays on Literary Value.

In her wide-ranging study Mirosława Buchholtz brings into the domain of literary theory and criticism the forgotten issue of value. She begins by offering in the Introduction a succinct and incisive account of current attempts to theorize the concept of value. She argues that these attempts, indebt...

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Autore principale: Künstler-Langner, Danuta
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: European journal of American studies 2022
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:In her wide-ranging study Mirosława Buchholtz brings into the domain of literary theory and criticism the forgotten issue of value. She begins by offering in the Introduction a succinct and incisive account of current attempts to theorize the concept of value. She argues that these attempts, indebted as they are to philosophical canon, have tended to link value with such pragmatic pursuits as evaluation, teaching, and interpretation, and hence to encourage instrumental treatment of literatur...