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Writers as Public Intellectuals: Literature, Celebrity, Democracy
Odile Heynders
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Description for Writers as Public Intellectuals: Literature, Celebrity, Democracy
Hardback. This book demonstrates how authors performing the role of a public intellectual discuss ideas and opinions regarding society while using literary strategies and devices in and beyond the text. Their assumed persona thereby reads the world as a book - interpreting it and offering alternative scenarios for understanding it. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
This book demonstrates how authors performing the role of a public intellectual discuss ideas and opinions regarding society while using literary strategies and devices in and beyond the text. Their assumed persona thereby reads the world as a book - interpreting it and offering alternative scenarios for understanding it.
This book demonstrates how authors performing the role of a public intellectual discuss ideas and opinions regarding society while using literary strategies and devices in and beyond the text. Their assumed persona thereby reads the world as a book - interpreting it and offering alternative scenarios for understanding it.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137467638
SKU
V9781137467638
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Ref
99-15
About Odile Heynders
Odile Heynders is Professor of Comparative Literature at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Her research interests include contemporary literary history, intellectual history and cultural studies, and her publications include articles in journals such as the European Journal of Life Writing, Journal of Dutch Literature and a chapter in New Public Spheres: Recontextualising the Intellectual (ed. Thijssen et al, 2013).
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