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In Praise of Literature

Paperback • 2016 • English

In Praise of Literature

By Zygmunt Bauman

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About the book

In this new book Zygmunt Bauman and Riccardo Mazzeo examine the contentious issue of the relation between literature (and the arts in general) and sociology (or, more generally, a branch of the humanities claiming scientific status). While many commentators see literature and sociology as radically different vocations, Bauman and Mazzeo argue that they are bound together by a common purpose and a shared subject matter. Despite the many differences in terms of their methods and their ways of pres...Show more

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ISBN

9781509502691

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

In Praise of Literature

Format

Paperback

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