The matter of high words : naturalism, normativity, and the postwar sage /

In a world of matter, how can we express what matters? This book examines a constellation of post-WWII authors who pose this question through both art and argument. Seeking to dramatize our highest words, these postwar sages raise essential questions about meaning, language, science, and modernity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chodat, Robert, 1970- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Subjects:	American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century. Philosophy, Modern, in literature. Language and languages in literature. Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Langage et langues dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. LITERARY CRITICISM > Subjects & Themes > General. American literature Language and languages in literature Literature and society Philosophy, Modern, in literature United States 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Part One: Words and Flesh
Chapter 1: Minds, Machines, and Giving a Damn
Chapter 2: That Horeb, That Kansas
Part Two: We Solemnly Publish and Declare
Chapter 3: Sociology to the Scientists : Ellison's virtues
Chapter 4: Puzzles, Pawnshops, and Improvisation Cavell on Cavell and others
Chapter 5: The Advanced US Citizenship of David Foster Wallace
Afterward
Bibliography.