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Peculiar Language

By Derek Attridge

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2004
ISBN
0415340586, 9780415340588
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
616 kB (630763 bytes)
Edition
2.
Pages
262\0
Topic
Literature
Time added
2019-03-15 12:52:58

Description

First published in 1988,Peculiar Languageis 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. Re-issued as a result of sustained critical interest in the book, this edition includes a new preface by the author.

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