Function of Lit

This document provides a bibliography of sources related to the function of literature. It lists several works that discuss various perspectives on the purpose and role of literature, including exploring how literature may have evolved as a means of communication and its importance in human development and culture. The sources cited examine topics such as how literature serves as a form of leisure and art, how stories originate from human evolutionary and cognitive processes, and how the functions of literature have changed over time.

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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LITERARY THEORY, CRITICISM AND PHILOLOGY

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by Jos ngel GARCA LANDA (University of Zaragoza, Spain)

FUNCTION OF LITERATURE
Amors, Andrs. "El arca de la literatura (Francisco Ayala: El jardn de las delicias)." (El arte). In Amors, Momentos mgicos de la literatura. Madrid: Castalia, 1999. 337-44.* Bataille, Georges. La literatura como lujo. Madrid, 1993. Boyd, Brian. On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction. Cambridge (MA) and London: Harvard UP-Belknap Press, 2009.* (Book I: Evolution, Art, and Fiction Part 1, Evolution and Nature, Part 2, Evolution and Art, Part 3, Evolution and Fiction; Book II: From Zeus to Seuss: Origins of Stories Part 4, Phylogeny: The Odyssey, Part 5: Ontogeny: Horton Hears a Who!). http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/BOYORI.html 2009 Domnguez Caparrs, Jos. "Captulo I. Definicin de la literatura. Sus funciones." In Domnguez Caparrs, Teora de la Literatura. Madrid: Centro de Estudios Ramn Areces, 2002. 14-32.* Eco, Umberto. "Sur quelques fonctions de la littrature." Magazine littraire 392 (Nov. 2000): 58-62.* _____. "Sobre algunas funciones de la literatura." In Eco, Sobre literatura. Barcelona: RqueR editorial, 2002. 9-24.* Holland, Norman. "26. Why Literature?" In Holland, Literature and the Brain. Gainesville (FL): PsyArt Foundation, 2009. 342-59.* Iser, W. "Changing Functions in Literature." London Germanic Studies 3. Ed. J. P. Stern. London, 1986. 162-79. Reiss, Timothy J. The Meaning of Literature. (1992 Forkosch prize in intellectual history; Choice best Academic Book of 1993) Sugiyama, Michelle Scalise. "On the Origins of Narrative: Storyteller Bias as a Fitness-Enhancing Strategy." Human Nature 7 (1996): 403-425.