The Rhetoric of Failure

The Rhetoric of Failure
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 0791427110
ISBN-13 : 9780791427118
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Book Synopsis The Rhetoric of Failure by : Ewa P?onowska Ziarek

Download or read book The Rhetoric of Failure written by Ewa P?onowska Ziarek and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book makes a significant and needed contribution to post-structural philosophy and literary theory. In this impressive analysis that delicately weaves together philosophical and literary texts, Ewa Ziarek powerfully and persuasively demonstrates that the rhetoric of the failure of traditional subject-centered rationality does not lead to nihilism or nominalism.'-Kelly Oliver, University of Texas at Austin


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