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Loiterature
Ross Chambers
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Description for Loiterature
paperback. Loiterature distracts attention the way a street conjurer diverts us with his sleight of hand Series: Stages. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
The fabric of the western literary tradition is not always predictable. In one wayward strand, waywardness itself is at work, delay becomes almost predictable, triviality is auspicious, and failure is cheerfully admired. This is loiterature. Loiterature is the first book to identify this strand, to follow its path through major works and genres, and to evaluate its literary significance. By offering subtle resistance to the laws of "good social order," loiterly literature blurs the distinctions between innocent pleasure and harmless relaxation on the one hand, and not-so-innocent intent on the other. The result is covert social criticism that casts doubt on ... Read more
The fabric of the western literary tradition is not always predictable. In one wayward strand, waywardness itself is at work, delay becomes almost predictable, triviality is auspicious, and failure is cheerfully admired. This is loiterature. Loiterature is the first book to identify this strand, to follow its path through major works and genres, and to evaluate its literary significance. By offering subtle resistance to the laws of "good social order," loiterly literature blurs the distinctions between innocent pleasure and harmless relaxation on the one hand, and not-so-innocent intent on the other. The result is covert social criticism that casts doubt on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Stages
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803263925
SKU
V9780803263925
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About Ross Chambers
Ross Chambers is Marvin Felheim Distinguished University Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan. His books include The Writing of Melancholy and Room for Maneuver.
Reviews for Loiterature
“Whether done with deliberation or waywardness, loiterature, as Chambers shows, is very real in its presence in serious cultural expression. . . . Chambers’s scholarly and intellectual range is enormous, moving easily through major works in French, German, English, and Spanish, among other literatures, covering fiction and nonfiction, and taking into account literary and cultural criticism, including postmodern works. . ... Read more