21st Century Theories of Literature: Essence, Fiction, and Value

This conference aims to explore a series of theoretical themes that are relevant both for the philosophy of art and for literary criticism and theory. The aim is to bridge the gap between “philosophical” and “literary” approaches to the theory of literary interpretation, and to prompt participants coming from different backgrounds (Continental, Analytical…) to engage with one another.

We aim to bring together a number of scholars from both philosophy and literary studies to discuss a series of shared issues, primarily of a theoretical nature. The hope is to bring about a heightened appreciation of the variety of approaches that are possible in each case.