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The Language of Atoms: Performativity and Politics in Lucretius' De rerum natura W. H. Shearin
The Language of Atoms: Performativity and Politics in Lucretius' De rerum natura
W. H. Shearin
The Language of Atoms argues that Epicurean writing, specifically Lucretius', offers a theory of performative language, of how language acts rather than describes.
232 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 2, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780190202422 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 244 × 21 mm · 439 g |
| Language | English |