Wittgenstein's ladder : poetic language and the strangeness of the ordinary

• DOI: 10.7208/9780226924861
• Publication Date: 1996-01-01
• Authors: Marjorie Perloff
• Keywords: Poetics

Marjorie Perloff, among our foremost critics of twentieth-century poetry, argues that Ludwig Wittgenstein provided writers with a radical new aesthetic, key to recognizing the inescapable strangeness ordinary language. Taking seriously Wittgenstein's remark philosophy ought really be written only as form Perloff begins by discussing poet. What we learn is poetics everyday life anything but banal.This book has lucidity and intelligence have come expect from Perloff.--Linda Munk, American Literature [Perloff] brilliantly adapted conception meaning use an analysis contemporary language poetry.--Linda Voris, Boston Review Ladder offers significant insights into current state literature, literary study. emphasizes vitality reading thinking about absolute necessity pushing against boundaries define limit worlds.--David Clippinger, Chicago Majorie done more illuminate understanding twentieth century poetic than perhaps any other critic. . Entertaining, witty, above all highly original.--Willard Bohn, SubStance