Renunciation
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Modern, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Ross Posnock | ISBN: | 9780674915633 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | January 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ross Posnock |
| ISBN: | 9780674915633 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | January 4, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Renunciation as a creative force is the animating idea behind Ross Posnock’s new book. Taking up acts of abandonment, rejection, and refusal that have long baffled critics, he shows how renunciation has reframed the relationship of writers, philosophers, and artists to society in productive and unpredictable ways.
Renunciation as a creative force is the animating idea behind Ross Posnock’s new book. Taking up acts of abandonment, rejection, and refusal that have long baffled critics, he shows how renunciation has reframed the relationship of writers, philosophers, and artists to society in productive and unpredictable ways.
