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The Dual Power of Language: Theories of Maurice Blanchot in Practice
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Miller, Caroline Grace
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami159528857275781
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Year and Degree
2020, Master of Arts, Miami University, French.
Abstract
Language has the dual power of abstracted meaning and physical being. The duality that I advance here is based on the analysis of the theories of Maurice Blanchot, Stephane Mallarme, and Jacques Ranciere. These three authors provide a framework through which I argue that all writing has an equally important abstract dimension as it does physical dimension. By abstract dimension, I mean the lexical connotations that are abstracted away from the physical work. By physical dimension, I mean the purely tangible and material-without any lexical meaning. This duality is apparent in works such as concrete poetry, images (films), and manuscripts. I use the poetry of Stephane Mallarme and Guillaume Apollinaire and films of Jean-Luc Godard as a modern proof of this duality; I use several medieval manuscript works as a historical comparison. These works clearly show the importance of the physical materiality of a work. I argue that this material importance holds true for all writing and all literature, not only images and poetic objects.
Committee
Audrey Wasser, Dr. (Advisor)
Anna Klosowska, Dr. (Committee Member)
Elisabeth Hodges, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
60 p.
Subject Headings
European Studies
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Modern Language
Keywords
concrete poetry
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guillaume apollinaire
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maurice blanchot
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stephane mallarme
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modern literature
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jacques ranciere
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jean-luc godard
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manuscript culture
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codex aureus
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middle ages
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Miller, C. G. (2020).
The Dual Power of Language: Theories of Maurice Blanchot in Practice
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami159528857275781
APA Style (7th edition)
Miller, Caroline.
The Dual Power of Language: Theories of Maurice Blanchot in Practice.
2020. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami159528857275781.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Miller, Caroline. "The Dual Power of Language: Theories of Maurice Blanchot in Practice." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami159528857275781
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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The Dual Power of Language: Theories of Maurice Blanchot in Practice by Caroline Grace Miller is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
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