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Agonistics: Arenas Of Creative Contest (suny Series, Margins Of Literature) (suny Series, The Margins Of Literature) by Janet Lungstrum and Elizabeth Saucer; Lungstrum, Janet, 1963-; Sauer, Elizabeth, 1964- is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is Agonistics: Arenas Of Creative Contest (suny Series, Margins Of Literature) (suny Series, The Margins Of Literature) about?
This book examines the ambiguities inherent in the concept of the agon as a motivating, conflictual force behind creative and social expression. The notion of agonistics extends far beyond the literary fame lent it by Harold Bloom to embrace all aspects of culture. The editors blend theoretical sophistication with an interdisciplinary approach and reposit the agon in a new, broad context for postmodern inquiry. Taking their inspiration from Friedrich Nietzsche's essay "Homer's Contest," Lungstru
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Janet Lungstrum and Elizabeth Saucer; Lungstrum, Janet, 1963-; Sauer, Elizabeth, 1964-
- Publisher
- Albany, NY: State University of New York Press
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781438411446
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Memoir, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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