Between literature and science
Poe, Lem, and explorations in aesthetics, cognitive science, and literary knowledge
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Publication
2000 - McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, Québec (Province)
Language
English
Word Count
45,750 words, Guess
Page Count
183 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100773520430
- ISBN-100773520783
- ISBN-139780773520431
- ISBN-139780773520783
- Goodreads1282635', '88320
and 4 more
- LibraryThing1028071
- Library of Congress Control Number2001277476
- OCLC Control Number43279743
- Open LibraryOL3970415M
Classifications
- DDC818/.309
- LCCPS2642.S3 S85 2000
Description
"Through close analysis of Eureka and The Purloined Letter, Peter Swirski evaluates Poe's epistemological theses in the light of contemporary philosophy of science and presents literary interpretation as a cooperative game played by the author and reader, thereby illuminating how we read fiction. The analysis of Poe's little-studied Eureka provides the basis for his discussion of Lem's critique of scientific reductionism and futurological forecasts. Drawing on his own interviews with Lem as well as analysis of his works, Swirski considers the author's scenarios involving computers capable of creative acts and discusses their socio-cultural implications. His analysis leads to bold arguments about the nature of literature and its relation to a broad range of other disciplines."--BOOK JACKET.
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