The ascetic imperative in culture and criticism

In this bold interdisciplinary work, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that asceticism has played a major role in shaping Western ideas of the body, writing, ethics, and aesthetics. He suggests that we consider the ascetic as "the 'cultural' element in culture," and presents a close a...

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Main Author: Harpham, Geoffrey Galt 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press 1987
In:Year: 1987
Reviews:BOOK REVIEWS (1989) (Foley, Wm Trent)
The Ascetic Imperative in Culture and Criticism. Geoffrey Galt Harpham (1992) (Hollywood, Amy, 1963 -)
Further subjects:B Arts Philosophy
B Criticism
B Electronic books
B Asceticism
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