'Let's regain our grip on things' : metaphysics and the ordinary in DeLillo and Wittgenstein

This thesis is a reading of five Don DeLillo novels in relation to the later philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, beginning with Falling Man, and working backwards to The Names. It is an attempt to think about the philosophical aspects of DeLillo's work; in particular, the various ways in which i...

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Main Author: Leaker, Anthony
Published: University of Sussex 2012
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569008