Oyarzun Literature and Skepticism

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4384-8681-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series, Literature... in Theory

Examines the skeptical foundations of literature in order to reassess the status of fiction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oyarzun, Pablo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Literature and Skepticism

1. Montaigne: Writing and Skepticism

2. Superb Imposture: Satire, Common Sense, and Skepticism in Swift's A Tale of a Tub

3. On the Insignificant: Figures of Lichtenberg

4. Kleist, the Puppets, and the Vanishing Point of Meaning

5. Kafka and Skepticism: A Note

6. Borges: Essay and Fiction

A Few Words of Conclusion

Notes
Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Pablo Oyarzun is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chile. He is the author of several books, including Doing Justice: Three Essays on Walter Benjamin (translated by Stephen Gingerich).