The Imaginary Library: An Essay on Literature and Society

by Alvin Kernan

Book Overview

In this speculative treatment of literature as a social institution, Alvin B. Kernan explores the inability of contemporary writers and critics to maintain a literary vision in a society that denies their values and methods. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691065047
• ISBN13: 9780691065045
• Release Date: March 1982
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"