Philosophy of Nonsense: The Intuitions of Victorian Nonsense LiteratureRoutledge, 1994 - 245 էջ 'Jean-Jacques Lecercle's remarkable Philosophy of Nonsense offers a sustained and important account of an area that is usually hastily dismissed. Using the resources of contemporary philosophy - notably Deleuze and Lyotard - he manages to bring out the importance of nonsense' - Andrew Benjamin, University of Warwick Why are we, and in particular why are philosophers and linguists, so fascinated with nonsense? Why do Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear appear in so many otherwise dull and dry academic books? This amusing, yet rigorous new. |
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... King has asked them to consider their verdict even before the first witness has been heard , and the witnesses , when they do appear , are not particularly helpful . Nor do the admonitions of the King , who presides , improve matters ...
... King has asked them to consider their verdict even before the first witness has been heard , and the witnesses , when they do appear , are not particularly helpful . Nor do the admonitions of the King , who presides , improve matters ...
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... King , ' that only makes the matter worse . You must have meant some mischief , or else you'd have signed your name like an honest man . ' There was a general clapping of hands at this : it was the first really clever thing the King had ...
... King , ' that only makes the matter worse . You must have meant some mischief , or else you'd have signed your name like an honest man . ' There was a general clapping of hands at this : it was the first really clever thing the King had ...
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... King , therefore , may be forgiven if his linguistic intuitions are no longer reliable . And he does what we all do when we are not sure of a word - we repeat it to ourselves to try and find out whether it sounds right : “ important ...
... King , therefore , may be forgiven if his linguistic intuitions are no longer reliable . And he does what we all do when we are not sure of a word - we repeat it to ourselves to try and find out whether it sounds right : “ important ...
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Lewis Carroll and the Talmud | 5 |
Jabberwocky | 20 |
THE LINGUISTICS OF NONSENSE | 27 |
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Philosophy of Nonsense: The Intuitions of Victorian Nonsense Literature Jean-Jacques Lecercle Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 1994 |
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