Harold Schweizer

On Waiting (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An erudite examination of the philosophy of waiting, drawing on some fascinating examples, from Henri Bergson's musings on a lump of sugar to Kate Croy waiting in "Wings Of The Dove", to the writings of Rilke, Bishop and Carver. Explores this ever present yet overlooked phenomenon from diverse angles in a compelling style.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135974206
• Artikelnr.: 38252584

Autorenporträt

Harold Schweizer is Professor of English and Chair of the English Department at Bucknell University. He teaches courses in modern poetry, literary theory, holocaust studies, representations of suffering, and the comparative humanities. His publications include Suffering and the Remedy of Art (1997), The Bucknell Lectures in Literary Theory (ed. 1989-94), and others. His most recent publications, on the temporality of waiting, have appeared in Soundings, The University of Toronto Quarterly, and The Journal of Modern Literature.