Wittgenstein, Kraus, and Valéry A Paradigm for Poetic Rhyme and Reason |
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Author:
| Isava, Luis Miguel |
Series title: | Phenomenology and Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8204-5285-2 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $125.95 |
Book Description:
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This book attempts to establish a paradigm for the way language works - that is, means and creates meaning - in contemporary Western poetry. The «model» is developed from a rereading of Ludwig Wittgenstein's theory of language; a rereading that is complemented with Karl Kraus's conception of language creation and Paul Valéry's theories of poetry and language. The implications of the paradigm are then explored from several perspectives: the process of writing and reading; the mechanisms...
More DescriptionThis book attempts to establish a paradigm for the way language works - that is, means and creates meaning - in contemporary Western poetry. The «model» is developed from a rereading of Ludwig Wittgenstein's theory of language; a rereading that is complemented with Karl Kraus's conception of language creation and Paul Valéry's theories of poetry and language. The implications of the paradigm are then explored from several perspectives: the process of writing and reading; the mechanisms of language combination; the «ideational» content of its «crystallizations» (meanings); and their materiality as linguistic objects. As a result, the paradigm allows us to understand the philosophical import of poetry as a form-of-life inextricably attached to the signifying mechanisms of language.