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-- Gerald Bruns's ground-breaking analysis compares two contrasting functions of language: the hermetic, where language is self-contained and self-referencing, and the Orphic, which originates from a belief in the mythical unity of word and being. Bruns lucidly depicts the distinctions and convergences between these two lines of thought by examining the works of Mallarme, Flaubert, Joyce, Beckett, and others.

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"A knowledgeable and provocative analysis of the relationship between language and art." -- Choice "The readings of Mallarme, Flaubert, Joyce, and Beckett, are incisive... At all points demonstrating the appropriateness of Bruns's critical approach." -- Quarterly Journal of Speech "A well-written and properly critical introduction to a fascinating topic." -- Modern Language Review

Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language

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    A Paperback / softback by Professor Gerald L Bruns

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      Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
      Published 14 June 2001
      ISBN-13 9781564782694
      978-1564782694
      ISBN-10 1564782697
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      Book Synopsis
      -- Gerald Bruns's ground-breaking analysis compares two contrasting functions of language: the hermetic, where language is self-contained and self-referencing, and the Orphic, which originates from a belief in the mythical unity of word and being. Bruns lucidly depicts the distinctions and convergences between these two lines of thought by examining the works of Mallarme, Flaubert, Joyce, Beckett, and others.

      Trade Review
      "A knowledgeable and provocative analysis of the relationship between language and art." -- Choice "The readings of Mallarme, Flaubert, Joyce, and Beckett, are incisive... At all points demonstrating the appropriateness of Bruns's critical approach." -- Quarterly Journal of Speech "A well-written and properly critical introduction to a fascinating topic." -- Modern Language Review

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