Peculiar Language: Literature As Difference from the Renaissance to James Joyce - Hardcover

Attridge, Derek

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9780801420573: Peculiar Language: Literature As Difference from the Renaissance to James Joyce
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ISBN 10: 0801420571 ISBN 13: 9780801420573
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr, 1988

Synopsis

In a lively and provocative fashion, Peculiar Language addresses some of the most intractable problems implicit in discussions of the language of literature. In Derek Attridge's view, all attempts by writers, critics, and literary theorists to define such language have involved self-contradiction; literary language is both set in opposition to ordinary language and valued for its closeness to authentic speech.

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Publisher
Cornell Univ Pr
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801420571
ISBN 13 
9780801420573
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
262
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