Title Philosophy and the novel : philosophical aspects of Middlemarch, Anna Karenina, The brothers Karamazov, A la recherche du temps perdu, and of the methods of criticism / by Peter Jones

Published Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1975

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Description viii, 216 pages ; 22 cm Contents 1. Imagination and egoism in "Middlemarch" -- Egoism -- Imagination and interpretation -- Possibilities and plans -- Providence and power -- Consciousness and conscience -- George Eliot and philosophy -- 2. Action and passion in "AnnaKarenina" -- What is to be done? -- Role-playing -- Action and passion -- Other obstacles to answering the question -- The second question: 'What is the meaning or significance of the situation?' -- 3. The Self and others in "The Brothers Karamazov" -- The positive doctrine -- Understanding others -- Pride, shame, and resentment: and their passivity -- Self-punishment and other needs -- Ivan and Dmitri -- 4. Knowledge and illusion in "A la recherche du temps perdu" -- The faculties of, and the obstacles to, knowledge -- The nature of reality -- The role of the artist -- The nature of impressions and of knowledge -- Knowledge of persons -- 5. Philosophy, Criticism, and the Novel -- A theory of interpretation outlined -- Understanding a novel Analysis Criticism Fiction History and criticism Philosophy in literature Fiction in European languages, 1871-1927 Philosophical perspectives Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages [205]-209 Performer ISBN 0-19-824533-5 Pbk : £1.75 Notes Also issued online Subject Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Philosophy. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. Bratʹi͡a Karamazovy -- Criticism and interpretation. Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. Bratʹi͡a Karamazovy. Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Philosophy. Eliot, George, 1819-1880. Middlemarch notebooks. Eliot, George, 1819-1880. Middlemarch -- Criticism and interpretation. Jones, Peter, 1935 December 18- Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922 -- Philosophy. Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922. À la recherche du temps perdu -- Criticism and interpretation. Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922. À la recherche du temps perdu. Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Philosophy. Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Anna Karenina. Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Anna Karenina -- Criticism and interpretation. Criticism. Fiction -- History and criticism. Fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism. Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Literature -- Philosophy. Philosophy in literature. Philosophy -- In literature. LC no. 75309312 ISBN 0198245262 0198245335 (paperback)

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