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Literature and the irrational; a study in anthropological backgrounds.
- Title
- Literature and the irrational; a study in anthropological backgrounds.
- Author
- Shumaker, Wayne.
- Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1960.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | 30085.856.2 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 275 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- A study to discover if the creative mind at work tends to adopt the patterns of primative consciousness by searching this myths, & mysteries of anthropology, psychology and aesthetics.
- Subject
- Literature > Psychology
- Literature > History and criticism
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Primitivism in literature
- Littérature > Psychologie
- Littérature > Histoire et critique
- Création littéraire
- Primitivisme dans la littérature
- 17.90 literature in relation with other areas of science and culture
- Literature
- Anthropological aspects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- The cognitive value of literature -- Literature and the unified sensibility -- The language of literature (1) -- The language of literature (2) -- Fictive plot: its genesis and some recurrent motifs -- The major literary types: tragedy and comedy -- The major literary types: epic and lyric poetry -- Conclusion: Literature and feeling.
- LCCN
- 60011989
- OCLC
- ocm01113219
- 1113219
- SCSB-116793
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library