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Words Fail: Theology, Poetry, and the Challenge of Representation
Contributor(s): Dickinson, Colby (Author)

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ISBN: 0823272834     ISBN-13: 9780823272839
Publisher: Fordham University Press
OUR PRICE: $85.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Movements - Deconstruction
- Religion | Spirituality
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
Dewey: 190
LCCN: 2016014314
Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (0.75 lbs) 136 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Choice 03/01/2017
 
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There has been much philosophical speculation on the potential failure of language as well as the search for a presentation of the thing itself beyond representation. Words Fail pursues the writings of a trio of philosophers-Jacques Derrida, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Giorgio Agamben-as
prime examples of how modern poetry presents us with a profitable vantage point from which to survey the ongoing struggle of living in a highly fragmented world. Alongside these thinkers, this book looks specifically at the form of spirituality that is given shape by this intersection of poetics and
theological-philosophical reflection-all of which offer rich suggestions about our spiritual nature.

Contributor Bio(s): Dickinson, Colby: - Colby Dickinson is Assistant Professor of Theology at Loyola University Chicago.
 
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