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Literature suspends death : sacrifice and storytelling in Kierkegaard, Kafka and Blanchot /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Danta, Chris
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Continuum, [2011]
Subjects:
Kierkegaard, Søren, > 1813-1855 > Criticism and interpretation.
Kafka, Franz, > 1883-1924 > Criticism and interpretation.
Blanchot, Maurice > Criticism and interpretation.
Abraham > (Biblical patriarch) > In literature.
Bible > Influence.
Sacrifice in literature.
Philosophy in literature.
Storytelling in literature.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Testing the tested
  • The melancholic imagination: Kierkegaard's Abraham
  • Sarah's laughter: Kafka's Abraham
  • "The absolutely dark moment of the plot": Blanchot's Abraham
  • Coda: Agnes and the merman.