Read Encounters with the Other: A Journey to the Limits of Language through Works by Rousseau, Defoe, Prévoust and Graffigny (Faux Titre 234)

Encounters with the Other: A Journey to the Limits of Language through Works by Rousseau, Defoe, Prévoust and Graffigny (Faux Titre 234)

Martin Calder

4.9/5 (32627 ratings)

Description:Encounters with the Other brings together a range of eighteenth-century texts in which the exploration of lingua incognita figures as a prominent topos. Drawing mostly on a corpus of French texts, but also including a number of works in English, Martin Calder attempts to realign well-known texts with more canonically marginalized works. The originality of the perspectives offered by this book lies in the comparative reading of works not previously conjoined. Encounters with otherness are marked by a transgression of the limits of language, occurring when language becomes alien or unfamiliar. Alterity may take various forms: a foreign language, a familiar language marked by the traits of foreignness, something unrecognizable as language, or even one’s own language breaking down, as in madness. Unfamiliar language may be produced by a foreigner, by a child who cannot yet speak, in extreme cases by something unrecognizably human, in all cases by an agency somehow marked by difference. Narratives of encounters with otherness have written into them narratives of the discovery of the self. Implicitly informed by the reading techniques associated with literary theory, Encounters with the Other offers an insightful commentary on issues surrounding colonialism, cultural difference, gender and the importance of language to identity. Martin Calder’s work challenges certain Eurocentric notions and exposes the problematic links between Enlightenment rationality and colonial expansion. This book is of interest both to undergraduate students and to academic researchers, and to a more general readership concerned with understanding the relationship between Europe, the ‘West’ and a wider world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Encounters with the Other: A Journey to the Limits of Language through Works by Rousseau, Defoe, Prévoust and Graffigny (Faux Titre 234). To get started finding Encounters with the Other: A Journey to the Limits of Language through Works by Rousseau, Defoe, Prévoust and Graffigny (Faux Titre 234), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 9042008253

Description: Encounters with the Other brings together a range of eighteenth-century texts in which the exploration of lingua incognita figures as a prominent topos. Drawing mostly on a corpus of French texts, but also including a number of works in English, Martin Calder attempts to realign well-known texts with more canonically marginalized works. The originality of the perspectives offered by this book lies in the comparative reading of works not previously conjoined. Encounters with otherness are marked by a transgression of the limits of language, occurring when language becomes alien or unfamiliar. Alterity may take various forms: a foreign language, a familiar language marked by the traits of foreignness, something unrecognizable as language, or even one’s own language breaking down, as in madness. Unfamiliar language may be produced by a foreigner, by a child who cannot yet speak, in extreme cases by something unrecognizably human, in all cases by an agency somehow marked by difference. Narratives of encounters with otherness have written into them narratives of the discovery of the self. Implicitly informed by the reading techniques associated with literary theory, Encounters with the Other offers an insightful commentary on issues surrounding colonialism, cultural difference, gender and the importance of language to identity. Martin Calder’s work challenges certain Eurocentric notions and exposes the problematic links between Enlightenment rationality and colonial expansion. This book is of interest both to undergraduate students and to academic researchers, and to a more general readership concerned with understanding the relationship between Europe, the ‘West’ and a wider world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Encounters with the Other: A Journey to the Limits of Language through Works by Rousseau, Defoe, Prévoust and Graffigny (Faux Titre 234). To get started finding Encounters with the Other: A Journey to the Limits of Language through Works by Rousseau, Defoe, Prévoust and Graffigny (Faux Titre 234), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Encounters with the Other: A Journey to the Limits of Language through Works by Rousseau, Defoe, Prévoust and Graffigny (Faux Titre 234)

Encounters with the Other: A Journey to the Limits of Language through Works by Rousseau, Defoe, Prévoust and Graffigny (Faux Titre 234)

More Books

A Summer in Gascony: Discovering the Other South of France

A Summer in Gascony: Discovering the Other South of France

Martin Salander (Calder Collection)

Martin Salander (Calder Collection)

Children and young people who sexually abuse: New theory, research and practice developments

Children and young people who sexually abuse: New theory, research and practice developments

Children living with domestic violence: Towards a framework for assessment and intervention

Children living with domestic violence: Towards a framework for assessment and intervention

Complete guide to sexual abuse assessments

Complete guide to sexual abuse assessments

Assessment in Child Care: Using and Developing Frameworks for Practice

Assessment in Child Care: Using and Developing Frameworks for Practice

By Martin Calder - Summer in Gascony: Discovering the Other South of France (2008-03-28) [Paperback]

By Martin Calder - Summer in Gascony: Discovering the Other South of France (2008-03-28) [Paperback]

Assessing risk in adult males who sexually abuse children: A practitioner's guide

Assessing risk in adult males who sexually abuse children: A practitioner's guide

Risk in Child Protection (Assessment in Childcare) by Martin C. Calder (2015-12-21)

Risk in Child Protection (Assessment in Childcare) by Martin C. Calder (2015-12-21)