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How to do things with fictions /
Why did Jesus speak in parables? Why does Plato's Socrates make bad arguments? Why do we root for criminal heroes? In mummy movies, why is the sceptic always the first to go? Witty and approachable, this book challenges the assumption that literary texts must be informative or morally improving...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Why did Jesus speak in parables? Why does Plato's Socrates make bad arguments? Why do we root for criminal heroes? In mummy movies, why is the sceptic always the first to go? Witty and approachable, this book challenges the assumption that literary texts must be informative or morally improving to be of any real benefit. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199720002 0199720002 019994945X 9780199949458 |