In Quest of the Ordinary: Lines of Skepticism and Romanticism

By Stanley Cavell

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These lectures by one of the most influential and original philosophers of the twentieth century constitute a sustained argument for the philosophical basis of romanticism, particularly in its American rendering. Through his examination of such authors as Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Wordsworth, and Coleridge, Stanley Cavell shows that romanticism and American transcendentalism represent a serious philosophical response to the challenge of skepticism that underlies the writings of Wittgenstein and Austin on ordinary language.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226098184

ISBN13:9780226098180

Release Date:November 1994

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory Gothic & Romantic History & Criticism History & Surveys Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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