schizoaffective
(en)
a mental disorder in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression or mania
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this tension between veneration and excoriation, often expressed in the same breath, a kind of schizoaffective critical articulation, is a dominant motif in his engagement with recent cultural shifts
on the Updike quote in term 913
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this tension between veneration and excoriation, often expressed in the same breath, a kind of schizoaffective critical articulation, is a dominant motif in his engagement with recent cultural shifts
on the Updike quote in term 913
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anodyne
(en)
(noun) a painkilling drug or medicine
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mirrors processes of adolescent self-definition, functioning as an anodyne of sorts to infantile narcisissm, refusing to look beyond the borders of its own importance
on DFW's relationship (i.e., where he places himself in the panthen) with other American postmodernist fiction writers
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mirrors processes of adolescent self-definition, functioning as an anodyne of sorts to infantile narcisissm, refusing to look beyond the borders of its own importance
on DFW's relationship (i.e., where he places himself in the panthen) with other American postmodernist fiction writers
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limn
(en)
(verb) depict or describe in painting or words; suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright color or light
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to limn and to limit
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to limn and to limit
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sylvanshine
(en)
an optical phenomenon in which dew-covered trees of species whose leaves are wax-covered retroreflect beams of light
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Claude Sylvanshine in The Pale King, whose surname refers to a dappling of sunlight through leaves in autumn
"dappling of sunlight" is quite pretty, incidentally
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Claude Sylvanshine in The Pale King, whose surname refers to a dappling of sunlight through leaves in autumn
"dappling of sunlight" is quite pretty, incidentally
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antinomy
(en)
a contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable; a paradox
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An antinomy is a problem of language similar to a paradox
on their use in Broom
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An antinomy is a problem of language similar to a paradox
on their use in Broom
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sequor ad absurdum
(la)
follow to absurdity
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unwilling to allow the sequor ad absurdum approach espoused b Lenore Sr.
on LaVache in Broom
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unwilling to allow the sequor ad absurdum approach espoused b Lenore Sr.
on LaVache in Broom
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trenchant
(en)
(adjective) keen, sharp / (adjective) vigorously effective and articulate / (adjective) caustic / (adjective) sharply perceptive; penetrating / (adjective) clear-cut, distinct
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Norris points out that Rorty is less trenchant than Baudrillard
footnote 43. re: Rorty's opposition to the idea of truth
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Norris points out that Rorty is less trenchant than Baudrillard
footnote 43. re: Rorty's opposition to the idea of truth
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metastable
(en)
a term used by Sartre to refer to the state in which one is unable to take themselves or anything else seriously because of their acute awareness that they and the world are mediated by language
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it can put "ironists" in danger of becoming what Sartre called "metastable"
on Lenore in Broom
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it can put "ironists" in danger of becoming what Sartre called "metastable"
on Lenore in Broom
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eisegesis
(en)
the process of interpreting a text or portion of text in such a way that the process introduces one's own presuppositions, agendas, or biases into and onto the text
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this articulation on Wallace's part seems more eisegetical or even projective than accurate
on DFW saying that Wittgenstein was motivated by a horror of solipsism
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this articulation on Wallace's part seems more eisegetical or even projective than accurate
on DFW saying that Wittgenstein was motivated by a horror of solipsism
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abrogation
(en)
the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement
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Like Barth, Wallace retained a belief in the author's power and responsibility [...] stopping short of wholesale mort d'author abrogation.
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Like Barth, Wallace retained a belief in the author's power and responsibility [...] stopping short of wholesale mort d'author abrogation.
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