by ShiraWolosky (Author)
This book examines an ambivalence to language deeply rooted in Western culture, as seen in the writings of Eliot, Beckett, and Celan, and in the context of age-old metaphysical biases against body, history, time, and the mundane as these continue to shape our system of values and moral commitments..
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 340
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 31 Oct 1995
ISBN 10: 0804723877
ISBN 13: 9780804723879