David Rudrum is a senior lecturer in English at the University of Huddersfield. He is the editor of Literature and Philosophy: A Guide to Contemporary Debates.
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Acknowledgments List of Abbreviated Titles Introduction: Approaching the Unapproachable 1. Making Sense(s) of Walden 2. The Avoidance of Shakespeare 3. From the Sublime to the Ordinary: Stanley Cavell's Beckett 4. How to Do Things with Wordsworth 5. What Did Cavell Want of Poe? 6. "Politics as Opposed to What?": Social Contract and Marriage Contract in A Doll's House 7. Tragedy's Tragedies: Between the Skeptical and the Ethical Conclusion: Just an Ordinary American Tragedy Notes Bibliography Index
The great merit of Stanley Cavell and the Claim of Literature is the manner that Rudrum puts together numerous leading theories and approaches, sorts through them distinctly, and acknowledges their genuine driving insights. It is a thoughtful, gracefully written book. Review of Contemporary Philosophy