The Age of the Poets - And Other Writings on Twentieth-Century Poetry and Prose (Paperback)

In this collection of essays, Alain Badiou revisits the age-old problem of the relation between literature and philosophy, arguing against both Plato and Heidegger's famous arguments. Philosophy neither has to ban the poets from the republic nor abdicate its own powers to the sole benefit of poetry or art. Instead, it must declare the end of what Badiou names the "age of the poets," from Holderlin to Celan. Drawing on ideas from his first publication on the subject, "The Autonomy of the Aesthetic Process," Badiou also offers an illuminating set of readings of contemporary French prose writers, giving us fascinating insights into the theory of the novel while also accounting for the specific position of literature between science and ideology.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	November 2014
Authors:	Alain Badiou
Introduction by:	Bruno Bosteels
Translators:	Bruno Bosteels
Introduction by:	Emily Apter
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-1-78168-569-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
LSN:	1-78168-569-X
Barcode:	9781781685693

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