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Preface
most early DFW criticism focused on: the McCaffery interview; E Unibus Pluram; and Infinite Jest
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viii
Preface
most early DFW criticism focused on: the McCaffery interview; E Unibus Pluram; and Infinite Jest
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Introduction
exploring failure as a theme in DFW's writing, not necessarily any shortcomings on his part. some themes in his work: communication, ethics, free will, boundaried selves
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Introduction
exploring failure as a theme in DFW's writing, not necessarily any shortcomings on his part. some themes in his work: communication, ethics, free will, boundaried selves
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"I'm a Man of My--" Wallace and the Incomplete
title refers to the ending of Broom. talks about David Lynch and the concept of bothness as explored in his films; Derrida; postmodernism; cynicism; authority and authorship
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"I'm a Man of My--" Wallace and the Incomplete
title refers to the ending of Broom. talks about David Lynch and the concept of bothness as explored in his films; Derrida; postmodernism; cynicism; authority and authorship
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41
"It's Just the Texture of the World I Live in": Wallace and the World
situating DFW in his time; some thoughts on Westward; on the title of The Pale King
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"It's Just the Texture of the World I Live in": Wallace and the World
situating DFW in his time; some thoughts on Westward; on the title of The Pale King
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65
The Book, the Broom, and the Ladder: Grounding Philosophy
on philosophy in his works (Wittgenstein's philosophy of language and Rorty's Pragmatist ethics)
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The Book, the Broom, and the Ladder: Grounding Philosophy
on philosophy in his works (Wittgenstein's philosophy of language and Rorty's Pragmatist ethics)
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93
"Something to Do with Love": Writing and the Process of Communication
on philosophy and communication; love as distance explored in Lyndon); communication between the author and the reader and how DFW plays with readers' expectations
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"Something to Do with Love": Writing and the Process of Communication
on philosophy and communication; love as distance explored in Lyndon); communication between the author and the reader and how DFW plays with readers' expectations
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111
Narcissism, Alienation, and Commun(al)ity
the horror of solipsism; narcissism, infancy, and the inner child (in Broom, and other short stories); alterity and the narrative self; establishing community
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Narcissism, Alienation, and Commun(al)ity
the horror of solipsism; narcissism, infancy, and the inner child (in Broom, and other short stories); alterity and the narrative self; establishing community
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137
Vocal Instability and Narrative Structure
on the skeletal narrative (destabilizing a narrative from within) and its use in Brief Interviews, Oblivion, etc; how DFW establishes us-vs-them in his nonfiction; how he uses humour
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137
Vocal Instability and Narrative Structure
on the skeletal narrative (destabilizing a narrative from within) and its use in Brief Interviews, Oblivion, etc; how DFW establishes us-vs-them in his nonfiction; how he uses humour
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165
"Personally I'm Neutral on the Menstruation Point": Gender, Difference and the Body
the quote comes from his review of Wittgenstein's Mistress. on DFW's troubles with non-white, non-male characters; how all of the romantic relationships in his works are dysfunctional; acknowledging the self as an object; the unbreachable distance between individuals
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165
"Personally I'm Neutral on the Menstruation Point": Gender, Difference and the Body
the quote comes from his review of Wittgenstein's Mistress. on DFW's troubles with non-white, non-male characters; how all of the romantic relationships in his works are dysfunctional; acknowledging the self as an object; the unbreachable distance between individuals
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193
Conclusion
kind of weak as a conclusion imo. about how literature and philosophy can locate a beginning by resisting ending?
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193
Conclusion
kind of weak as a conclusion imo. about how literature and philosophy can locate a beginning by resisting ending?
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The Book, the Broom, and the Ladder: Philosophical Groundings in the Work of David Foster Wallace
probably similar to section 566. Wittgenstein, Ricoeur, Rorty
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The Book, the Broom, and the Ladder: Philosophical Groundings in the Work of David Foster Wallace
probably similar to section 566. Wittgenstein, Ricoeur, Rorty
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