Fiction and the Weave of Life

Fiction and the Weave of Life
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 9780199299522
ISBN-13 : 0199299528
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Book Synopsis Fiction and the Weave of Life by : John Gibson

Download or read book Fiction and the Weave of Life written by John Gibson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophers have struggled to explain how literary fiction can be such an important source of insight into the human condition. John Gibson offers a novel and intriguing account of the relationship between literature and everyday life, and shows how literature can give us an understanding of our world without literally being about our world.


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