Thesis
Of poems and propositions: T.S. Eliot and the linguistic turn
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This thesis describes how Eliot's concern for language and form finds roots in early twentieth century language philosophy. It also explores the way Eliot's early philosophical themes concerning language and meaning reemerge in his literary criticism and philosophical poetry during the 1920s and 1930s, and in his more explicitly philosophical Four Quartets. More significantly, this thesis historically elucidates Eliot's debt to the philosophies of Edmund Husserl and Bertrand Russell, refra...
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St. Anne's College
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Rothermere American Institute
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Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
- English
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- Deposit date:
- 2015-12-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Pierce, A
- Copyright date:
- 2015
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