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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154814803321

Autore

Yeandle Heidi

Titolo

Angela Carter and Western Philosophy / / by Heidi Yeandle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9781137595157

1137595159

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 215 p.)

Disciplina

809.41

Soggetti

European literature

Literature, Modern - 20th century

Philosophy - History

Literature - Philosophy

Fiction

European Literature

Twentieth-Century Literature

History of Philosophy

Literary Theory

Fiction Literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction. Angela Carter’s (de)philosophising Business -- Chapter 1. ‘The father of lies, Plato’ -- Chapter 2. Hobbes and Rousseau in Heroes and Villains -- Chapter 3. Descartes, Locke, and Hume -- Chapter 4. Wittgenstein and Ryle in Doctor Hoffman -- Chapter 5. Kant, Sade, and Moral Philosophy -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book unearths Carter’s deconstruction of the male-dominated discipline of Western thought. Revealing the extensive philosophical research that underpins Carter’s intertextual work, this book offers new readings of her fiction in relation to a range of philosophical texts and ideas. By re-examining Carter’s writing with reference to the archived collection of her notes that has recently become available at the British Library, Angela Carter and Western Philosophy puts forward new



interpretations of Carter’s writing practices. With chapters examining her allusions to Plato, Hobbes and Rousseau, Descartes, Locke and Hume, Wittgenstein and Ryle, as well as Kant and Sade, this book illuminates Carter’s engagement with different areas of Western thought, and discusses how this shapes her portrayal of reality, identity, civilisation, and morality. Angela Carter and Western Philosophy will be of interest to researchers, lecturers, and students working on contemporary women’swriting, philosophy and literature, and intertextual literary practices. .