Description:Philosophy of Literature presents six newly-commissioned essays from international scholars that address some of the key issues relating to the philosophy of literature, a thriving and increasingly influential branch of aestheticsFeatures a half dozen newly commissioned articles from leading scholars in the field of philosophy of literatureFocuses on a branch of aesthetics that has not received the attention it deservesIncludes a reading on the historical relationship between philosophy and literature with recent developments and projections for the futureContributors include Peter Lamarque (University of York), Peter Kivy (Rutgers University, USA) and Stein Haugom Olsen (University of Bergen, Norway)