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The Habit of Lying: Sacrificial Studies in Literature, Philosophy, and Fashion Theory
John Vignaux Smyth
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Description for The Habit of Lying: Sacrificial Studies in Literature, Philosophy, and Fashion Theory
Paperback. An investigation of deceit and concealment that proposes a new theory of fiction, both as a new genre of literature and as a strategy in the social world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
Lying appears to be ubiquitous, what Franz Kafka called "a universal principle”; yet, despite a number of recent books on the subject, it has been given comparatively little genuinely systematic attention by philosophers, social scientists, or even literary theorists. In The Habit of Lying John Vignaux Smyth examines three forms of falsification—lying, concealment, and fiction—and makes a strong critique of traditional approaches to each of them, and, above all, to the relations among them.
With recourse to Rene Girard, Paul de Man, Theodor Adorno, Leo Strauss, and other theoreticians not usually considered together, Smyth arrives at some surprising conclusions about ... Read more
Lying appears to be ubiquitous, what Franz Kafka called "a universal principle”; yet, despite a number of recent books on the subject, it has been given comparatively little genuinely systematic attention by philosophers, social scientists, or even literary theorists. In The Habit of Lying John Vignaux Smyth examines three forms of falsification—lying, concealment, and fiction—and makes a strong critique of traditional approaches to each of them, and, above all, to the relations among them.
With recourse to Rene Girard, Paul de Man, Theodor Adorno, Leo Strauss, and other theoreticians not usually considered together, Smyth arrives at some surprising conclusions about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822328216
SKU
V9780822328216
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About John Vignaux Smyth
John Vignaux Smyth is Chair of the Department of English at Portland State University. He is the author of A Question of Eros: Irony in Sterne, Kierkegaard, and Barthes.
Reviews for The Habit of Lying: Sacrificial Studies in Literature, Philosophy, and Fashion Theory
“The Habit of Lying contributes importantly to a new understanding of a variety of issues and texts, literary and philosophical. Smyth deploys a flawlessly elegant style, ample range of research, analytic precision, and a restrained but confident sense of humor. The overall achievement is remarkable, even stunning.”—Andrew McKenna, Loyola University, Chicago “The Habit of Lying is a highly original, exceptionally ... Read more