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Informationen zum Autor Derek Attridge is Professor of English at the University of York, England. He is the author and editor of leading texts on fiction, poetry and literary theory. Klappentext First published in 1988, "Peculiar Language" is 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. While key examples have been drawn from the Renaissance, Romanticism and the work of James Joyce, Attridge's unique application of deconstructive methods has ensured that the influence of this book has been felt across the entire field of literary studies.Re-issued as a result of recent critical interest in the book, this edition includes a new preface by the author. Alongside his new book, "The Singularity of Literature, Peculiar Language" confirms Derek Attridge's place at the cutting-edge of contemporary critical theory. Zusammenfassung First published in 1988, this classic text is established as one of the most important discussions of the language of literature. Re-issued as a result of recent critical interest, this edition includes a new preface by the author. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments, References, Preface to the 2004 Edition, 1. Introduction: The Peculiar Language of Literature, 2. Nature, Art, and the Supplernent in Renaissance Literary Theory: Puttenham's Poetics of Decorum, 3. Romanticism and the Language of Nature: The Project of Wordsworth's Preface, 4. Language as HistoryIHistory as Language: Saussure and the Romance of Etymology, 5. Literature as Imitation: Jakobson, Joyce, and the Art of Onomatopoeia, 6. Literature as Deviation: Syntax, Style, and the Body in Ulysses, 7. Unpacking the Portmanteau; or, Who's Afraid of Finnegans Wake?, 8. Deconstructing Digression: The Backbone of Finnegans Wake and the Margins of Culture, Works Cited, Index...
