Riley, Denise
Impersonal Passion: Language as Affect
- ISBN 13:
- 9780822335122
- author:
- Riley, Denise
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2005
- Pages:
- 142
- Dimensions:
- 146mm X 235mm
- Genre:
- Language & Linguistics
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Denise Riley's Impersonal Passion: Language as Affect is a thought-provoking exploration of language and its emotional impact. In this collection of nine linked essays, Riley examines everyday problems of speaking and listening, revealing the complex interplay between personal expression and impersonal emotion. Through her meditations on life's absurdities and urgencies, comforts and embarrassments, Riley argues that the emotional power of language is both a source of personal connection and an impersonal force. She delves into the intricacies of language use, teasing out the emotional complexities of ordinary experiences such as solitude and social obligation. Impersonal Passion offers a fresh perspective on linguistics, philosophy of language, and cultural theory, reframing questions in a compelling new idiom: the emotion of everyday language.
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