Matthew Gumpert

The End of Meaning

Studies in Catastrophe

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Produktbeschreibung

The specter of the apocalypse has always been a semiotic fantasy: only at the end of all things will their true meaning be revealed. Our long romance with catastrophe is inseparable from the Western hermeneutical tradition: our search for an elusive truth, one that can only be uncovered through the interminable work of interpretation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Unabridged ed
• Seitenzahl: 565
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 212mm x 148mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 907g
• ISBN-13: 9781443839150
• ISBN-10: 1443839159
• Artikelnr.: 35897848

Autorenporträt

Matthew Gumpert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Western Languages and Literatures at Bogazici University. He is the author of Grafting Helen: The Abduction of the Classical Past (University of Wisconsin Press, 2001). Recent work includes articles in French Forum, Contemporary Theatre Review, and Film International.