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Critical Double : Figurative Meaning in Aesthetic Discourse by Paul Gordon (1994, Hardcover)

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PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press

ISBN-100817307109

ISBN-139780817307103

eBay Product ID (ePID)423751

Product Key Features

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCritical Double : Figurative Meaning in Aesthetic Discourse

SubjectGeneral, Rhetoric, Semiotics & Theory, Physics / General

Publication Year1994

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines, Science

AuthorPaul Gordon

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN93-047085

Dewey Edition20

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"It is a significant addition to the critical literature and its publication as an affirmation of the 20-plus-year-old tradition of deconstruction is, in a small way a political act, much for the good, Gordon's work givers ample evidence that although important new revisions have crept into the critical enterprise, notable the New Historicism and Cultural Studies, the theoretical turn that literary studies took tow decades ago is alive and well." -Henry Sussman, SUNY-Buffalo, The Protagorean notion that truth can move in contradictory directions is a central problem for contemporary theory. Gordon exfoliates the ancient and self-subverting paradox of the dissoe logoi with care and skill. The Critical Double is an altogether admirable book of criticism. -John P. Hermann, The University of Alabama , The Protagorean notion that truth can move in contradictory directions is a central problem for contemporary theory. Gordon exfoliates the ancient and self-subverting paradox of the dissoe logoi with care and skill. The Critical Double is an altogether admirable book of criticism. -John P. Hermann, The University of Alabama, "It is a significant addition to the critical literature and its publication as an affirmation of the 20-plus-year-old tradition of deconstruction is, in a small way a political act, much for the good, Gordon's work givers ample evidence that although important new revisions have crept into the critical enterprise, notable the New Historicism and Cultural Studies, the theoretical turn that literary studies took tow decades ago is alive and well." --Henry Sussman, SUNY-Buffalo, The Protagorean notion that truth can move in contradictory directions is a central problem for contemporary theory. Gordon exfoliates the ancient and self-subverting paradox of the dissoe logoi with care and skill. The Critical Double is an altogether admirable book of criticism. --John P. Hermann, The University of Alabama , The Protagorean notion that truth can move in contradictory directions is a central problem for contemporary theory. Gordon exfoliates the ancient and self-subverting paradox of the dissoe logoi with care and skill. The Critical Double is an altogether admirable book of criticism. --John P. Hermann, The University of Alabama

Dewey Decimal801/.95

SynopsisOver 25 centuries ago, the Greek philosopher and sophist Protagoras equated his famous notion of "man ids the measure of all things" with another that declared "on every question there are two opposing answers, including this one." The purpose of The Critical Double is to demonstrate that this second Protagorean notion constitutes one of the fundamental principles of aesthetic and rhetorical theory., Over 25 centuries ago, the Greek philosopher and sophist Protagoras equated his famous notion of "man ids the measure of all things" with another that declared "on every question there are two opposing answers, including this one." The purpose of The Critical Double is to demonstrate that this second Protagorean notion constitutes one of the fundamental principles of aesthetic and rhetorical theory. This work formulates, for the firs time, a succinct model for the deconstructive analysis of aesthetic discourse. While the stated purpose of this work is to redefine a critical methodology, its originality lies in its emphasis on the notion of duality, or doubling, as the essential way to distinguish aesthetic from other forms of discourse. The first two chapters, on metaphor and rhetoric respectively, establish a solid basis for this model, for theories of metaphor and rhetoric have almost always been clearly marked by their emphasis on duality. The remaining six chapters all develop this model in their respective contexts.

LC Classification NumberPN45.G62 1995