What is the process by which literature might provide us with
access to knowledge, and what sort of knowledge might this be? The
question is not simply whether literature thinks, but whether
literature thinks theoretically--whether it has a capacity, without
the external aid of analytical methods that have determined Western
philosophy and science since the Enlightenment, to theorize the
conditions of the world from which it emerges and to which it
addresses itself.
Suspicion about literature's access to knowledge is ancient, at
least as old as Plato's notorious expulsion of the poets from the
city in the "Republic." With full awareness of this classical
background and in dialogue with a broad range of twentieth-century
thinkers, Gourgouris examines a range of literary texts, from
Sophocles' "Antigone" to Don DeLillo's "The Names," as he traces
out his argument that literature possesses an intrinsic theoretical
capacity to make sense of the nonpropositional.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
