TY - JOUR
AU - Friend, Stacie
AB - 288 Book Reviews observations, and represents a refreshingly different take on the metaphysics of human beings. ¨ ¨ ´ ´ Department of Philosophy STEINVOR THOLL ARNADOTTIR University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland UK steinvor.arnadottir@stir.ac.uk doi:10.1093/mind/fzt041 Advance Access publication 17 June 2013 The Philosophy of Literature, by Peter Lamarque. Oxford: Blackwell, 2009. Pp. x + 329. H/b £62.50, P/b £20.99. In The Philosophy of Literature Peter Lamarque does not simply deliver an accessible and stimulating introduction to numerous topics, from the ontol- ogy of works to the role of authorial intention, from the paradox of fiction to debates over interpretation. He also addresses these topics in the context of a fundamental question: What, if anything, is the distinctive subject matter of the philosophy of literature? Lamarque’s answer is that certain works of poetry, drama, and prose fiction constitute literature, conceived as an art form, in virtue of the type of appreciation they invite and reward. In par- ticular, Lamarque argues that a work of literature an institutional object, tied to a particular context of origin, whose existence as a work (and not merely a text) depends on conventions ‘determining expectations and responses of appropriately competent participants’ (p. 78). Competent 
TI - The Philosophy of Literature, by Peter Lamarque.
JO - Mind
DO - 10.1093/mind/fzt028
DA - 2013-01-26
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/the-philosophy-of-literature-by-peter-lamarque-q2nAtO1kwm
SP - 288
EP - 291
VL - 122
IS - 485
DP - DeepDyve
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