Sinding M (2004)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2004
Publisher: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV
Book Volume: 38
Pages Range: 93-113
Journal Issue: 1
David Lodge's latest books, Thinks... and Consciousness and the Novel, form a pair: a novel and an essay collection both confronting the budding scientific field of "consciousness studies," exploring its challenging implications for traditional humanistic concerns. Lodge observes that literature, especially the novel, is often seen as providing the fullest representation and analysis of consciousness. He examines how novelists developed techniques for this purpose, and how their conceptions of human experience and self have evolved. Consciousness studies parallels poststructuralism in its frequent antagonism to traditional humanistic values, but Lodge sees scientific and humanistic knowledge as complementary, not contradictory. I suggest that, rather than complement, they might more fully cooperate. I sketch some ways to develop Lodge's ideas about literature as contributions to the study of consciousness, using his books as examples.
APA:
Sinding, M. (2004). Inwit of inwit. Style, 38(1), 93-113.
MLA:
Sinding, Michael. "Inwit of inwit." Style 38.1 (2004): 93-113.
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