Languages of the Unsayable: The Play of Negativity in Literature and Literary Theory

The 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.

Author: Sanford Budick
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 01/01/1987
Pages: 420
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.07w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780804724838

About the Author
Sanford 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.