Facing Poetry : Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten's Theory of Literature
Facing Poetry : Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten's Theory of Literature - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2020 - 1 electronic resource (238 p.)
What is Literature? According to Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, Literature is perfect sensate discourse. Based on this insight Baumgarten offers the first modern theory of literature. His uniquely holistic approach encompasses a methodology, epistemology, metaphysics, narratology, and ethics.
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10.1515/9783110624519
Literary theory
What is Literature? According to Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, Literature is perfect sensate discourse. Based on this insight Baumgarten offers the first modern theory of literature. His uniquely holistic approach encompasses a methodology, epistemology, metaphysics, narratology, and ethics.
Creative Commons
10.1515/9783110624519
Literary theory