A teological approach to the essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
This disssertation has attempted to put forth a resolute proposal and a plea for the inclusion of the essay in the Grado en Estudios Ingleses syllabus, as pertains to the study of literature in general, and of literature in English in particular. Carried by the certitude, through extensive teaching...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/16903 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/16903 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 821.111 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1.07 Robert Louis Stevenson a teological approach essays kinesis teloi epistemological knowledge aproximación teleológica ensayos conocimiento epistemológico Crítica textual Escritores Literatura Traducción e interpretación Filología inglesa 6202.01 Critica de Texto 5701.07 Lengua y Literatura 5701.13 Lingüística Aplicada a la Traducción E Interpretación 5505.10 Filología |
| Sumario: | This disssertation has attempted to put forth a resolute proposal and a plea for the inclusion of the essay in the Grado en Estudios Ingleses syllabus, as pertains to the study of literature in general, and of literature in English in particular. Carried by the certitude, through extensive teaching practice, that essays promote a more discernin greading and writing, I have worked out this major theme with a view to restore the genre to its formidable value and relevance in the context of academic pedagogy. Defending the essay as thoughtful, witty, inviting and exciting in its intimate tone, I seek to reinstate Robert Louis Stevenson’s essays, showing their trascendence in evincing their author’s polymorphic, multifaceted genius, not just as the writer of the romance, of the fiction of adventure, he is widely associated with. Making apparent his thought, ethics and aesthetics I have presented Stevenson as a thankless prophet of an unconcerned generation. Basing the three teloi, his ontological-phenomenological, ethical and aesthetic values, on the principle of mobility, I seek to rescue his essays from their censorious evaluations, and to restore them to their formidable relevance and singularity. Bringing his essays into light from the background of his literary inheritance I show how he drew and departed from it contributing to the evolution of the genre; opening it to new perspectives; detaching it from its conventions and sentimental comforts to articulate a highly personal and innovative theory of art... |
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