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Dialogues with/and Great Books: The Dynamics of Canon Formation by David Fishelo
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- ISBN-13
- 9781845195182
- Book Title
- Dialogues with/and Great Books
- ISBN
- 9781845195182
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Dialogues with / & Great Books: the Dynamics of Canon Formation
- Item Height
- 155 mm
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Item Weight
- 342 g
- Item Width
- 230 mm
- Number of Pages
- 219 Pages
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What is the source of a book's perceived greatness and why do certain books become part of the accepted canon? This book presents a fresh perspective on these questions, revisiting prevalent approaches that explain a work's reputation in terms of its aesthetic qualities ( the beauty view ) or as the result of dictates by social hegemonies ( the power view ). Fishelov argues that the most important source of a book's perceived greatness is the number and variety of echoes and dialogues which it generates with readers, authors, translators, adapters, artists and critics. Part I ( What is a Dialogue? What is a Great Book ) provides useful distinctions between different kinds of dialogue (genuine dialogue, dialogue-of-the-deaf and echo-dialogue), develops theoretical arguments (why the dialogic approach is not circular), and empirically tests intriguing cases (why has Candide, and not Rasselas won the race for literary fame?). Part II ( Genuine Dialogues with Great Books ) presents in-depth readings of literary and artistic dialogues with well established canonical works including Monty Python's The Life of Brian, Swift's distortion of More's Utopia and some modern adaptations of Ovid's Pygmalion and provides an opportunity to examine the process by which dialogues contribute to a work's reputation. Innumerable illustrations of Robinson Crusoe, an operetta based on Voltaire's Candide, DeMille's cinematic version of the biblical story of Samson and Delilah, a contemporary song that quotes lines from Horace also illustrate the vital role played by artists outside of the literary field in making certain works stand out as masterpieces. Through its special blend of theoretical arguments, empirical methods and sensitive interpretations, Dialogues with/and Great Books offers a stimulating invitation to re-think the concepts of Literary Canon and Intertextuality, as well as the intricate connections between the two.
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Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
ISBN-13
9781845195182
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Product Key Features
Publication Year
2011
Number of Pages
219 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Dialogues with / & Great Books: the Dynamics of Canon Formation
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
155 mm
Item Weight
342 g
Item Width
230 mm
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United Kingdom
Topic
Literature
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