Enlightenment thinkers focused their scholarly attention on man. How was this new form of anthropology reflected in literary aesthetics? In what ways do anthropological perspectives help us understand literary texts? The second revised edition of this textbook uses references to the companion reader Essential Texts to offer a comprehensive overview of literary anthropology.

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Alexander KoSenina, University of Hannover, Germany.

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Enlightenment thinkers focused their scholarly attention on "man." How was this new form of anthropology reflected in literary aesthetics? In what ways do anthropological perspectives help us understand literary texts? The second revised edition of this textbook uses references to the companion reader Essential Texts to offer a comprehensive overview of literary anthropology.