Audrey Wasser

The Work of Difference

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ISBN 13:
9780823270064
author:
Audrey Wasser
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Fordham University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2016
Pages:
216
Dimensions:
22.6 x 1.8 x 15.2 cm
Genre:
Poetry, Drama & Criticism, History & Criticism, Literary Theory & Movements, Audrey Wasser,The Work of Difference,Fordham University Press,0823270068,Literary Theory,Literary Criticism,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Criticism,LITERARY CRITICISM /
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New
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Description

The Work of Difference: A Theory of Literary Production Audrey Wasser explores a fundamental question at the heart of literature: what is literature? Wasser argues that this question is inextricably linked to the problem of newness, and how new works or forms can emerge within established systems. Tracing this relationship back to early German romanticism, Wasser critiques contemporary criticism's romantic tendencies, ultimately developing an original theory of literary production. This book offers new readings of major modernist novels by Samuel Beckett, Marcel Proust, and Gertrude Stein, as well as a broader examination of the role of difference in shaping literary form. Through its analysis, Wasser sheds light on the complex interplay between literature and the social, historical, and linguistic contexts in which it is produced. By examining the relationship between literature and newness, Wasser develops a nuanced understanding of how literary production operates within and challenges existing systems. This thought-provoking work will be of interest to scholars and readers of literary theory, modernist studies, and philosophy.

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