Writers As Public Intellectuals Literature, Celebrity, Democracy |
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| Author:
| Heynders, Odile |
| Series title: | Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-46764-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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This book demonstrates how authors performing the role of a public intellectual discuss ideas and opinions regarding society while using literary strategies and devices in and beyond the text. Their assumed persona thereby reads the world as a book - interpreting it and offering alternative scenarios for understanding it.
This book demonstrates how authors performing the role of a public intellectual discuss ideas and opinions regarding society while using literary strategies and devices in and beyond the text. Their assumed persona thereby reads the world as a book - interpreting it and offering alternative scenarios for understanding it.