The Essayistic Spirit
| Author | : Claire de Obaldia |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0198151942 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780198151944 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (944 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Essayistic Spirit by : Claire de Obaldia
Download or read book The Essayistic Spirit written by Claire de Obaldia and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1995 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essayistic Spirit explores this potential on the borders of philosophy, literature (especially the novel), and criticism, by referring our post-Romantic conception of literature and literary history back to Montaigne's Essais, and to a whole related tradition of philosophical scepticism. But precisely because of what is implied by 'potential', this exploration never loses sight of what de Obaldia regards as the real limits of essayism.