| Description |
1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Series |
TextxeT : studies in comparative literature ; 65 |
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Text (Rodopi (Firm)) ; 65.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Allegories of discourse -- pt. 2. Allegorical prose -- pt. 3. Allegorical poetry -- pt. 4. The allegorical imagination |
| Summary |
Material Difference: Modernism and the Allegories of Discourse argues that deconstruction can be employed in conjunction with the historically-oriented approach to cultural experience that is favored by Critical Theory. The two discourses that inform this comparative study situate Modernism between evolving traditions that begin with Hegel and Nietzsche, leading on to Adorno's commitment to philosophical aesthetics and Derrida's concern for writing (écriture). Interrelated discussions of eight major authors, working in four different languages, are presented to show how allegorical Modernism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Modernism (Literature) -- History and criticism
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Allegory.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- General.
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Allegory
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Modernism (Literature)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789401207348 |
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9401207348 |
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1280497203 |
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9781280497209 |
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9786613592439 |
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6613592439 |
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