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The habit of lying : sacrificial studies in literature, philosophy, and fashion theory  Cover Image E-book E-book

The habit of lying : sacrificial studies in literature, philosophy, and fashion theory

Smyth, John Vignaux (author.).

Summary: An investigation of deceit and concealment that proposes a new theory of fiction, both as a new genre of literature and as a strategy in the social world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780822328216
  • ISBN: 9780822328094
  • ISBN: 0822328216
  • ISBN: 0822328097
  • ISBN: 9786612920295
  • ISBN: 9781282920293
  • ISBN: 9780822383741
  • ISBN: 6612920297
  • ISBN: 1282920294
  • ISBN: 0822383748
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (245 pages)
    remote
    Computer data.
  • Publisher: Durham [North Carolina] : Duke University Press, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:
CatMonthString:september.21
Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Part One. Philosophy -- 1. The Liar as Scapegoat: Rationality and Unanimity -- 2. The Analytics of Fiction -- Part Two. Literature -- 3. Lying for No Reason: Lying and Obscenity in Defoe -- 4. Lies and Truths: Mimetic-Sacrificial Falsification in Stendhal -- 5. Fundaments and Accidents: Mimesis and Mendacity in Molloy -- 6. The Violence of Fiction: Concealment and Sacrifice in Malone Dies and The Unnamable -- Part Three. Fashion Theory -- 7. Fashion Theory -- Conclusion -- Appendix: On Ren�e Girard and Paul de Man.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Restrictions unspecified
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML), electronic book.
Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:
English.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by JSTOR.
Action Note:
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 2, 2018).
Subject: Deception
Fiction
Truthfulness and falsehood
Deception
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Interpersonal Relations
Fiction
PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Truthfulness and falsehood
Fictie
Filosofische aspecten
Liegen
JSTOR-DDA
Multi-User.
Genre: Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Fiction.
Fiction.

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