Lyotard, Literature and the Trauma of the differend
Author | : D. Sawyer |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 435 |
Release | : 2014-05-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137383358 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137383356 |
Rating | : 4/5 (356 Downloads) |
Download or read book Lyotard, Literature and the Trauma of the differend written by D. Sawyer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original study examines Jean-François Lyotard's philosophical concept of the differend and details its unexplored implications for literature. it provides a new framework with which to understand the discourse itself, from its Homeric beginnings to postmodern works by authors such as Michael Ondaatje and Jonathan Safran Foer.