The singularity of literature download pdfepub ebook. These are some of the questions addressed in this book, which develops the arguments put forward in derek attridges influential study the singularity of. In this volume, derek attridge ask us to confront with him the resistance to definition in order to explore afresh the singularity of literature. Pdf the work of literature download read online free. The book includes an extensive crossexamination, in which attridge poses and responds to a number of questions about the way we. This book presents a fresh approach to the question of the distinctiveness and value of literature, developing the authors influential earlier study, the singularity of literature, in a number of directions. The singularity of literature by derek attridge ebook. He returns literature to the realm of ethics, and argues for the ethical importance of literature, demonstrating how a new understanding of the literary might be put to work in a. However, no definition has been able to pin down the peculiarity of literature or to chart our experience of the literary. Read the singularity of literature online, read in mobile or kindle. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
The singularity of literature derek attridge winner of the esse european society for the study of english book award for literature 2006 literature and the literary have proved singularly resistant to definition. Joyce effects isbn 9780521661126 pdf epub derek attridge. On 17 may 2017 we celebrated the publication of the singularity of literature at blackwells bookshop in edinburgh. In the name of balanced discussion, we should also be willing to consider the counterclaim that literature might even be unethical. The singularity of literature by derek attridge goodreads. Plurality has come to rule the roost in the new millennium.
Derek attridge came to york from rutgers university in the usa in 1998 as leverhulme research professor, and in 2003 became professor of english. Derek attridge argues that such resistance represents not a dead end, but a crucial starting point from which to explore anew the power and practices of western art. Attridge undertakes research in south african literature, james joyce, deconstruction and literary theory and the performance of poetry. To purchase this ebook for personal use, or in paperback or hardback format, please visit. Literature and the literary have proved singularly resistant to definition. Isbn 9780198733195 restating all of the central claims from his awardwinning book the singularity of literature,1 in his new publication, the work of literature, derek attridge once. On the other hand, the title also indicates the parameters of attridges definition of the literary work as an always singular event of its reading. Derek attridge first published in 1988,peculiar languageis now established as one of the most important discussions of the language of literature.
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British library cataloguing in publication data a catalogue record for this book is available from the british library library of congress cataloging in publication data attridge, derek. Derek attridge, the singularity of literature edinburgh. Emmanuel levinass influence has been quite significant in the last 15 years, fueling the. The singularity of literature by derek attridge pdf free. Apr 08, 2004 the book is not very original and does not explain what is it about literature that is so singular. However, as derek attridge argues in this outstanding and acclaimed book, none of these capacities is distinctive of literature. Download pdf the singularity of literature free online. Download the singularity of literature ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Apr 08, 2004 buy the singularity of literature 1 by attridge, derek isbn.
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Professor derek attridge will be introducing and chairing a discussion of a chapter from his forthcoming book, the work of literature, which follows up on the material of the singularity of literature 2004. Oct 01, 2015 in the singularity of literature 2004, derek attridge set out the three cornerstones of his literary theory. At this event renowned literary theorist professor derek attridge joined professor penny fielding and alex thomson to discuss questions relating to the central themes in the book. What makes a text literary and how do we explain its extraordinary. In an important lecture on the function of the humanities, the university without condition, jacques derrida asks what it means to profess the truth and advocates a commitment to the oeuvre the work that constitutes an event rather than just a contribution to knowledge. Joyce effects is a series of connected essays by one of todays leading commentators on james joyce. Many of the most ambitious and important south african novels of the past fifty years have been written in afrikaans, but in order to reach a global audience the authors have had to turn to transla. Ebook human sciences languages literature derek attridge. Pdf the singularity of literature download ebook for free. Review of derek attridge, the singularity of literature. Work of literature pdf derek attridge work of literature.
Also, in response to derek attridge s work since the singularity of literature 2004, can the objective close readings that critics engage in be too powerful for holocaust poetry. Refers to wide range of literary and aesthetic theories. Addresses major questions about the importance and value of literature. Derek attridge is the author of the singularity of literature 3. Oct 11, 2015 the singularity of literature by derek attridge in djvu, epub, fb2 download ebook. The singularity of literature by attridge, derek, the journal. The singularity of literature by derek attridge in djvu, epub, fb2 download ebook. Derek attridge fba born 6 may 1945 is a south africanborn british academic in the field of english literature and a current professor of english at the university of york, a post he has held since 2003. I examine a few phrases from the lecture, focusing on questions of the.
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Winner of the esse european society for the study of. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The singularity of literature isbn 97818701090 pdf epub. Click download or read online button to the singularity of literature book pdf for free now. These are some of the questions addressed in this book, which develops the arguments put forward in derek attridge s influential study the singularity of literature 2004. Reading and responding 6 the singularity of literature taylor. Can close reading be, essentially, an unethical enterprise. Do the terms literature and the literary refer to actual entities found in cultures at certain times, or are they merely expressions characteristic of such cultures. The singularity of literature by derek attridge nook book. The singularity of literature by derek attridge waterstones. This event is part of the reading and interpretation seminar series.
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