Reading David Foster Wallace between philosophy and literature (eBook)

Adriano Ardovino, Allard den Dulk, Pia Masiero (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-6353-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This book breaks new ground by showing that the work of David Foster Wallace originates from and functions in the space between philosophy and literature. Philosophy is not a mere supplement to or decoration of his writing, nor does he use literature to illustrate pre-established philosophical truths. Rather, for Wallace, philosophy and literature are intertwined ways of experiencing and expressing the world that emerge from and amplify each other. The book does not advance a fixed or homogenous interpretation of Wallace's oeuvre but instead offers an investigative approach that allows for a variety of readings. The volume features fourteen new essays by prominent and promising Wallace scholars, divided into three parts: one on general aspects of Wallace's oeuvre - such as his aesthetics, form, and engagement with performance - and two parts with thematic focuses, namely 'Consciousness, Self, and Others' and 'Embodiment, Gender, and Sexuality'.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.11.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: contemporary American fiction • David Foster Wallace • philosophy and literature
• ISBN-10: 1-5261-6353-5 / 1526163535
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-6353-0 / 9781526163530