PHIL183 CM - Aesthetics of Literature

The principal question of the course is: what, if anything, makes one work of literature superior to another? Readings are varied, and may include classic and modern philosophical work on aesthetics, the reflections of authors on how best to write, and specific works of fiction. Students will be asked to examine their instincts about the merits of certain works of fiction and to determine whether those instincts can be transformed into a single coherent theory of the aesthetics of literature.

Offered: Occasionally

Credit: 1

Course Number: PHIL183 CM