It is one of the ironies of contemporary literary study that as it
has moved toward greater interdisciplinarity it has grown sceptical
of the aesthetic. This anthology reasserts the continuing relevance
of the aesthetic and to reintegrate it into the widening repertoire
of contemporary literary critical practices.
From its inception literary aesthetics has been engaged in the
full range of debates generated by the criticism of culture. Unlike
the more restricted discourse of philosophical aesthetics, it has
explored the ways in which value commitments extend across
disciplinary domains by reckoning with the practical concerns of
art production and consumption.
The readings in this anthology reach back to classical sources
of philosophical aesthetics and forward to the most current
accounts of the utility/value of the literary artwork in
post-modern culture. The organization of the text is designed to
engage the reader in the shaping debates of literary aesthetic
theory and demonstrate their continuing relevance for our
understanding of the ways literature sustains and critiques
culture.
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