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Confronting/defining the self formation and dissolution of the 'I' from La Fayette to Grass by John A. McCarthy

Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025 Available online

Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McCarthy, John A. (John Aloysius), 1942-2022, author.
Series:
Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft 0929-6999 volume 215
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Self in literature.
Canon (Literature).
Genre:
Literary criticism
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Leiden Boston Brill 2024
Summary:
"Early 20th-century literary critics Joseph Collins, Hermann Hesse, and Percy Lubbock concluded that the pages of a book present a succession of moments that the reader visualizes and reinterprets. They feared that few would actually commit themselves to memory, and that most were likely to soon disappear. As you turn these pages, you will (re)discover the value of the literary canon through the Self. My objective is to examine how the Self is formed, lost, and regained through creative strategies that confront and define its shapes and distortions on nearly every page of a canonical work. You can consider Confronting / Defining the Self: Formation and Dissolution of the 'I' from La Fayette to Grass as offering an apology for the study of literature and the humanities in an era when technology and commerce dominate our consciousness, drive our daily expectations, and shape our career goals"-- Provided by publisher
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
Other Format:
Print version McCarthy, John A. 1942-2022. Confronting/defining the self
ISBN:
9789004700185
9004700188
OCLC:
1442968007
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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