The Existentialist Contradiction in David Foster Wallace: How Wallace’s Sociology Illuminates the Contradiction in Wallace’s Ethics
This essay argues that Wallace’s non-fiction presents a sociology that constitutes the foundation of Wallace’s literary project. By tracing the influences of Wallace’s sociology and by contrasting Wallace’s non-fictional works with those of Zygmunt Bauman, Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens and Christophe...
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Main Author: | Paolo Pitari |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Association for American Studies
2022-07-01
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Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/18209 |
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