Gesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

Asked in 2006 about the philosophical nature of his fiction, the late American writer David Foster Wallace replied, "If some people read my fiction and see it as fundamentally about philosophical ideas, what it probably means is that these are pieces where the characters are not as alive and interesting as I meant them to be.""Gesturing Toward Reality" looks into this quality of Wallace's work--when the writer dons the philosopher's cap--and sees something else. With essays offering a careful perusal of Wallace's extensive and heavily annotated self-help library, re-considerations of Wittgenstein's influence on his fiction, and serious explorations into the moral and spiritual landscape where Wallace lived and wrote, this collection offers a perspective on Wallace that even he was not always ready to see. Since so much has been said in specifically literary circles about Wallace's philosophical acumen, it seems natural to have those with an interest in both philosophy and Wallace's writing address how these two areas come together.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2014
First published:	June 2014
Editors:	Robert K Bolger • Scott Korb
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	296
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-2835-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4411-2835-2
Barcode:	9781441128355

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