Redeeming words and the promise of happiness : a critical theory approach to Wallace Stevens and Vladamir Nabokov /
This book offers a philosophical reflection on the nature of language by reading some exemplary works of literature. Drawing on the thought of philosophers-especially Plato, Kant, Hegel, Emerson, Benjamin, Adorno, Heidegger and Wittgenstein, the author argues that language is the bearer of a utopian...
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Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
©2012.
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |