The Fictive and the Imaginary
| Author | : Wolfgang Iser |
| Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Total Pages | : 414 |
| Release | : 1993-03-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0801844983 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801844980 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Fictive and the Imaginary by : Wolfgang Iser
Download or read book The Fictive and the Imaginary written by Wolfgang Iser and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 1993-03-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pioneer of "literary anthropology," Wolfgang Iser presents a wide-ranging and comprehensive exploration of this new field in an attempt to explain the human need for the "particular form of make-believe" known as literature. Ranging from the Renaissance pastoral to Coleridge to Sartre and Beckett, The Fictive and the Imaginary is a distinguished work of scholarship from one of Europe's most respected and influential critics.
