Playing the Hand We Are Dealt: The Counterpoint of Fate and Freewill in Literature and Life by Jackson, Michael

Playing the Hand We Are Dealt: The Counterpoint of Fate and Freewill in Literature and Life

The relationship between literature and life can be construed as a counterpoint of fate and freewill. Rather...
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Author: Michael Jackson
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Language: English
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Playing the Hand We Are Dealt: The Counterpoint of Fate and Freewill in Literature and Life by Jackson, Michael

Playing the Hand We Are Dealt: The Counterpoint of Fate and Freewill in Literature and Life

€321,41

Playing the Hand We Are Dealt: The Counterpoint of Fate and Freewill in Literature and Life

€321,41
Author: Michael Jackson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The relationship between literature and life can be construed as a counterpoint of fate and freewill. Rather than equating fate to the 'hand we are dealt' which is reducible to the social or familial environments into which we are born, this book explores the idea of fate through the books that shape our lives and under whose influence we write. Writing in this sense is seen as beyond its utility of making meaning. It is a way of recovering agency in the face of overwhelming experiences. In juxtaposing factuality and fiction, the author makes a case for a radically empirical approach to human experience.

Author: Michael Jackson
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781805397045

About the Author

Michael Jackson is Senior Research Fellow in World Religions at Harvard Divinity School. He is the author of over forty books of poetry, ethnography, fiction and memoir, including The Politics of Storytelling (2002), The Genealogical Imagination (2021), Coincidences (2021) andFriendship (2023)


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