Fokkema, Douwe Wessel ; & Ibsch, Elrud - Knowledge and Commitment : A Problem-oriented Approach to Literary Studies

Amsterdam / Philadelphia, John Benjamins Publ. Co. 2000. orig. boards. 22x14cm, x,217 pp. Series: Utrecht Publications in General and Comparative Literature, vol. 33.. ISBN: 9027222223. Minor wear. VG. ¶ ISBN: 9027222223 [EU] / 1556196792 [US]. Contents : 1. Introduction. 1.1. The applicability of scientific methods. 1.2. The nature of research. 1.3. Major research problems -- 2. Interpretation and Explanation. 2.1. Understanding and its argumentational validation. 2.2. The empirical study of literature: problem-solving and explanatory validation. 2.3. The conventional distinction between fact and fiction -- 3. Canons: Critical and Didactic Instruments. 3.1. The canon debate. 3.2. Historical developments in canon formation in the West and in modern China. 3.3. Research into the composition of canons. 3.4. Critical and didactic interventions -- 4. Literary History. 4.1. The problem of literary historiography. [

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