The Intellectual Landscape in the Works of J. M. Coetzee

The Intellectual Landscape in the Works of J. M. Coetzee (Studies in English and American Literature and Culture, 26)

Arguably the most decorated and critically acclaimed writer of today, J. M. Coetzee is a deeply intellectual writer. Yet while just about everyone who comes to Coetzee's writing is aware that the visible superstructure of his works is moved from below by a vast substructure of ideas, we are still far from grasping Coetzee's intellectual allegiances as a whole. This book sets out to examine these allegiances in ways not attempted before, by bringing leading figures in the philosophy of literary fiction and ethics together with leading Coetzee scholars. The book is organized into three parts: the first part evaluates Coetzee with respect to notions of truth and justification. At issue is how the reader is to understand the ground on which Coetzee builds his ethical commitments. The second part considers the problem of language, in which ethics is rooted and on which it depends. The chapters of the third part position Coetzee's writing with respect to notions of social and moral solidarity, where, in regard to literature as such or experience as such, philosophy and literature together exercise an unrivaled right to be heard. Contributors: Elisa Aaltola, Derek Attridge, David Attwell, Maria Boletsi, Carrol Clarkson, Simon During, Patrick Hayes, Alexander Honold, Anton Leist, Tim Mehigan, Christian Moser, Robert B. Pippin, Robert Stockhammer, Markus Winkler, Martin Woessner. Tim Mehigan is Deputy Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Queensland. Christian Moser is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Bonn.
Country USA
Brand Camden House
Manufacturer Camden House
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781571139764
ReleaseDate 2018-03-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781571139764

Country	USA
Brand	Camden House
Manufacturer	Camden House
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781571139764
ReleaseDate	2018-03-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781571139764

The Intellectual Landscape in the Works of J. M. Coetzee (Studies in English and American Literature and Culture, 26)

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