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
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2016 Click for more in this series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy |
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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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Publisher Description: 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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