Skip to content

Opening book details…

Can I read Literature and Understanding: The Value of a Close Reading of Literary Texts (Literature and Education) on EtoBox?

Literature and Understanding: The Value of a Close Reading of Literary Texts (Literature and Education) by Jon Phelan is a education title available to read on EtoBox.

What is Literature and Understanding: The Value of a Close Reading of Literary Texts (Literature and Education) about?

<p>Literature and Understanding investigates the cognitive gain from literature by focussing on a reader's close analysis of a literary text. It examines the meaning of 'literature', outlines the most prominent positions in the literary cognitivism debate, explores the practice of close reading from a philosophical perspective, provides a fresh account of what we mean by 'understanding' and in so doing opens up a new area of research in the philosophy of literature.</p> <p>This book provides a d

Who reads Literature and Understanding: The Value of a Close Reading of Literary Texts (Literature and Education)?

It is typically read by teachers and faculty preparing courses and curriculum.

Common subject areas: education, pedagogy.

Author
Jon Phelan
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Published
2020
Language
EN
ISBN
9780429321382
Category
education
Subjects
Education, Philosophy, Literary Fiction
Updated
2026-03-25

Other editions & translations

More by Jon Phelan

Browse all works by Jon Phelan