The Task of the Critic: Poetics, Philosophy, Religion

by Henry Sussman

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Today's critic must be something of a philosopher as well as a poet. Yet her work remains above all that of the close reader, and the emergence of the values embodied by the close reader to stand alongside those of the philosopher and the poet may be one of the most significant intellectual developments to emerge in the post-World War II years.

This book analyzes the language poets, Deleuze and Guattari, and above all Benjamin and Derrida,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:082322466X

ISBN13:9780823224661

Release Date:May 2005

Publisher:Fordham University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.91 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Philosophy Religion Religion & Spirituality

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