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First published in 1988, Peculiar Language by Derek Attridge has become a foundational text in literary criticism, challenging conventional approaches to understanding how language functions in literature. Attridge argues that all attempts by writers, critics and literary theorists to define the language of literature contain inherent self-contradictions, and that these contradictions are not flaws but rather embedded in our cultural concept of literature itself. Through careful examination of key moments in literary history from the Renaissance to James Joyce, the book demonstrates how these tensions shape our appreciation of literary force and meaning. This Routledge publication remains essential reading for students and scholars of literary theory, offering a sophisticated critique of traditional literary analysis whilst providing new frameworks for understanding the distinctive nature of literary language and its relationship to broader cultural meanings.

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Examines literary language through key historical moments from the Renaissance through to James Joyce's modernist innovations.

Challenges traditional literary criticism by arguing that contradictions in defining literary language are fundamental to the concept of literature itself.

Provides theoretical frameworks that help readers understand how writers and critics approach the distinctiveness of literary expression.

Originally published in 1988, this Routledge edition remains a canonical text in contemporary literary theory and criticism studies.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415340578
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 03 June 2004
Listed Since: 23 January 2007

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