This book represents the state of the art in cognitive stylistics a rapidly expanding field at the interface between linguistics, literary studies and cognitive science. The twelve chapters combine linguistic analysis with insights from cognitive ...

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-251) and index.

This book is a study of ancient views about "moral luck." It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a person's control, and asks how this affects our ...

The Reluctant Modernism of Hannah Arendt rereads Arendt's political philosophy in light of newly gained insights into the historico-cultural background of her work.

A collection of critical texts exploring poetry's engagement with the social

Essays explore the role of poets and poetry in contemporary society and discuss the life and work of Robinson Jeffers, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Bly, and others

The poet who authored Can Poetry Matter presents another searching analysis of her profession that explores the line between traditional written poetry and the "looser" oral conventions of slam and hip hop. Original.

When Dana Gioia's essay "Can Poetry Matter?" appeared in the Atlantic in 1991, it sparked a firestorm of debate and discussion over the role of the poet in today's world - a dialogue in which Gioia participated on radio, television, and in print ...