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Dr. Aaron Hillyer - The Disappearance of Literature: Blanchot, Agamben, and the Writers of the No - 9781623561710 - V9781623561710
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The Disappearance of Literature: Blanchot, Agamben, and the Writers of the No

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Description for The Disappearance of Literature: Blanchot, Agamben, and the Writers of the No Hardback.
In this book Aaron Hillyer considers the implications of Maurice Blanchot's strange formulation: "Literature is heading to its essence, which is its disappearance." This quest leads Hillyer to stage a dialogue between the works of Blanchot and Giorgio Agamben. Despite being primary points of reference for literary theory, no significant critical work has examined their "literary" writings together. The Disappearance of Literature initiates this new trajectory through readings of Blanchot's The Unavowable Community and Agamben's The Open, two short books that harbor their most enigmatic writings. A series of related concepts—study, community, mysticism, and friendship—emerges from this pairing, and, Hillyer ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781623561710
SKU
V9781623561710
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99-1

About Dr. Aaron Hillyer
Aaron Hillyer received his Ph.D from the University of Nebraska in 2011.

Reviews for The Disappearance of Literature: Blanchot, Agamben, and the Writers of the No
The Disappearance of Literature is not only a thrilling addition to the growing body of work tracing the emergence of a literature of disappearance, but it also signals the birth of an important new critical voice. In recent years, few people have spoken about what escapes language with such extraordinary eloquence.
Andrew Gallix
Times Literary Supplement
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