Limits to interpretation : the meanings of Anna Karenina / Vladimir E. Alexandrov.

Author/creator Alexandrov, Vladimir E.
Format Book
Publication InfoMadison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxiv, 353 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents An ethical argument for recognizing textual alterity -- A psychological argument for recognizing textual alterity -- Alterity and semiotics -- Jakobson's "metalingual function" and alterity -- Hermeneutic indices, or, Guides to textual alterity -- From theory to practice -- Early signals -- Reading readings, and art about art -- Art and metaphysics -- The formal implications of the novel's conception of art -- The problem of language -- Absolutism : claims about universal truth and morality -- Relativity : characters as arbiters of meaning and value -- Self and others -- The inner voice and conscience -- Essentialism -- Fate -- Literary form, fate, freedom, chance.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 334-346) and index.
LCCN 2003022202
ISBN0299195406

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PG3365.A63 A44 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold