{"product_id":"languages-of-the-unsayable-the-play-of-negativity-in-literature-and-literary-theory-paperback","title":"Languages of the Unsayable: The Play of Negativity in Literature and Literary Theory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSanford Budick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWolfgang Iser\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe articulation of the unsayable, of negativity-that which has been excluded by what is sayable-is one of the most important areas of contemporary humanistic study. This volume brings together fifteen outstanding literary theorists and philosophers to examine ways to make the unsayable tangible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA theoretically sophisticated collection that provides original insights about significant texts and issues. The individual contributions are cogent enough on their own, but the grouping of these related and yet quite various essays give them an echoic relation that is mutually enhancing. --John Paul Riquelme, Boston University\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a very strong collection of essays on a central topic in literary theory. It includes major original statements by a stellar line-up of some of the most prominent theorists of the negative.\" --Paul B. Armstrong, University of Oregon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanford Budick is Professor of English and Director of the Center for Literary Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Wolfgang Iser is Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9.07 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131168592007,"sku":"9780804724838","price":64.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/45eff8e3ad3587637df982e6944c7994.webp?v=1732616852","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/languages-of-the-unsayable-the-play-of-negativity-in-literature-and-literary-theory-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}