The Poethical Wager
Author | : Joan Retallack |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 0520218418 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780520218413 |
Rating | : 4/5 (413 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Poethical Wager written by Joan Retallack and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation The interrelated essays in this book explore the coming together of ethics and poetics in literatures that engage with their contemporary moments to become wagers on the future of meaning. The central concern of The Poethical Wager is the relation of poetics to agency in a chaotic world.