The Imperative To Write: Destitutions Of The Sublime In Kafka, Blanchot, And Beckett

A philosophical analysis of the works of Franz Kafka, Maurice Blanchot and Samuel Beckett laying stress on the aesthetic notion of the sublime, especially as defined by philosopher Immanuel Kant, and arguing that these authors incorporate sublimity into their writing while also undermining the grandeur this traditionally implies.

• | By (Author): Jeff Fort
• | Publisher: Fordham University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 03, 2014
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 440 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0823254690
• | ISBN-13: 9780823254699