Machine and metaphor: the ethics of language in american realism
Auteur :
Cook, Jennifer C.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415978354
Date de publication :
13 oct. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
364 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
American literary realism burgeoned during a period of tremendous technological innovation. This work looks at how the realists tried to forge an ethical position between the two poles of science and sentimentality, attempting to create an alternative mode of speech that, avoiding the trap of codifying iteration, could enable ethical action.