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The Distant RelationTime and Identity in Spanish American Fiction |
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A new concept of relation is explored through an analysis of philosophic and literary texts.
In The Distant Relation Eoin Thomson presents innovative readings of canonical philosophic and literary texts, focusing on the distance that mediates the relation between word and thing, past and present, I and you. Through a novel convergence, itself arising from a field of philosophic and literary experimentation, he challenges previous traditions while demonstrating that his strategy is appropriate to the texts considered.
The Distant Relation breaks down the artificial division between philosophy and literature by weaving contemporary philosophic arguments through close readings of Carpentier, Rulfo, Paz, and Garcia Marquez. Thomson draws the reader into the largely uninhabited space between philosophy and literature, providing new critical strategies that allow text and reader to respond to the very distance they share. These strategies involve a reconceptualization of distance that recognizes the productive and affirmative nature of separation.
The Distant Relation will attract anyone interested in the ongoing struggle to overcome conventional interpretations of language, time, and identity within the broader context of philosophical trends and Spanish American studies.
The Distant Relation breaks down the artificial division between philosophy and literature by weaving contemporary philosophic arguments through close readings of Carpentier, Rulfo, Paz, and Garcia Marquez. Thomson draws the reader into the largely uninhabited space between philosophy and literature, providing new critical strategies that allow text and reader to respond to the very distance they share. These strategies involve a reconceptualization of distance that recognizes the productive and affirmative nature of separation.
The Distant Relation will attract anyone interested in the ongoing struggle to overcome conventional interpretations of language, time, and identity within the broader context of philosophical trends and Spanish American studies.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series (number 30 in series)
176 Pages
ISBN 9780773510289
January 2001
Formats: Cloth, eBook
"Well structured and thought provoking. Thomson's scholarship is solid, and he demonstrates an impressive mastery of the philosophical and theoretical positions held by Levinas, Blanchot, Deleuze, and Lyotard. The Distant Relation is exceptionally well written, very enjoyable reading, and intellectually stimulating." Daniel Chamberlain, Head, Department of Spanish and Italian, Queen's University
"The novelty in Thomson's work consists of his having developed a philosophy that eschews some of the more traditional approaches and heads in new directions, while his application of this philosophy to literature permits him to engage in some of the debates concerning twentieth-century Spanish American literature (on magical realism, alterity, and temporality, for example) in ways which allow him to critique existing postures and to broaden the horizon of debate by introducing concepts which have not been explored hitherto." Richard Young, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta
"The novelty in Thomson's work consists of his having developed a philosophy that eschews some of the more traditional approaches and heads in new directions, while his application of this philosophy to literature permits him to engage in some of the debates concerning twentieth-century Spanish American literature (on magical realism, alterity, and temporality, for example) in ways which allow him to critique existing postures and to broaden the horizon of debate by introducing concepts which have not been explored hitherto." Richard Young, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta
Eoin S. Thomson is an independent scholar who has taught in the Department of Philosophy at Trent University.
9780773544000
$125.00 CAD
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