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From Plato to Postmodernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author

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What’s the best that’s been thought and said about creativity in literature, and by extension in the arts more broadly? To answer that question—and the many others that it leads to—you’ll follow "the great conversation" between philosophy and the literary arts down the millennia, from Plato and Aristotle through a host of brilliant writers all the way to our present day.

© 2023 The Great Courses (Audiobook): 9781682767160

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Audiobook: 13 September 2023

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