The event : literature and theory / Ilai Rowner.

"What is an event? From a philosophical perspective, events are irregular occurrences--moments of change and interruption--categorized by human perception, language, and thought. While philosophers have pored over this subject extensively in recent years, The Event: Literature and Theory seeks...

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Main Author: Rowner, Ilai
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Intermezzo
  • Part One: Theory
  • 3. Martin Heidegger
  • 4. Maurice Blanchot
  • 5. Jacques Derrida
  • 6. Gilles Deleuze
  • Part Two: Literature
  • 7. Toward a Theory of Literary Events
  • 8. Air Raid One
  • 9. Writing Corporeally
  • 10. Air Raid Two
  • 11. Air Raid Three
  • 12. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About Ilai Rowner