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The Power Of Tautology: The Roots Of Literary Theory

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Much literary theory is based on tautological reasoning, and circular definitions are often the springboard to theorizing about causal connections. Five chapters of this book pursue this argument by studying dominant theoretical models. The culminating point of theorizing through tautologies is reached finally in the poststructuralist theories of Lacan and Derrida, antitheoretical theorists who define literature as the play of linguistic difference.

Language: English

Pages: 175

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Release: February 01, 2000

ISBN: 0838637523

ISBN 13: 9780838637524

The Power Of Tautology: The Roots Of Literary Theory

0/5 ( ratings)

Much literary theory is based on tautological reasoning, and circular definitions are often the springboard to theorizing about causal connections. Five chapters of this book pursue this argument by studying dominant theoretical models. The culminating point of theorizing through tautologies is reached finally in the poststructuralist theories of Lacan and Derrida, antitheoretical theorists who define literature as the play of linguistic difference.

Language: English

Pages: 175

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Release: February 01, 2000

ISBN: 0838637523

ISBN 13: 9780838637524

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