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Peculiar Language - Literature as Difference from the Renaissance to James Joyce (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Peculiar Language - Literature as Difference from the Renaissance to James Joyce (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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First published in 1988, "Peculiar Language" is now established as
one of the most important discussions of the language of
literature.
This thought-provoking book challenges traditional notions of
literary criticism, arguing that all attempts by writers, critics
and literary theorists to define the language of literature have
involved self-contradiction. Through examination of key moments in
literary history, Derek Attridge demonstrates that such
contradictions in accounts of literary language are embedded in our
cultural concept of "literature" and asserts that in order to
appreciate the forces that determine the limits of literary
language, we must look beyond the realm of the "literary" and
embrace the wider political and social sphere. While key examples
have been drawn from the Renaissance, Romanticism and the work of
James Joyce, Attridge's unique application of deconstructive
methods has ensured that the influence of this book has been felt
across the entire field of literary studies.
Re-issued as a result of recent critical interest in the book, this
edition includes a new preface by the author. Alongside his new
book, "The Singularity of Literature, Peculiar Language" confirms
Derek Attridge's place at the cutting-edge of contemporary critical
theory.
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