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Literature, Life, and Modernity

Hardcover • 2008 • English

Literature, Life, and Modernity

By Richard Eldridge

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About the book

Richard Eldridge explores the ability of dense and formally interesting literature to respond to the complexities of modern life. Beyond simple entertainment, difficult modern works cultivate reflective depth and help their readers order and interpret their lives as subjects in relation to complex economies and technological systems. By imagining themselves in the role of the protagonist or the authorial persona, readers become immersed in structures of sustained attention, under which concrete ...Show more

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ISBN

9780231144544

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Literature, Life, and Modernity

Format

Hardcover

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