The Fate of Meaning: Charles Peirce, Structuralism, and Literature

by John K. Sheriff

Book Overview

This succinct and lucid study examines the thought of the philosopher Charles Peirce as it applies to literary theory and shows that his concept of the sign can give us a fresh understanding of literary art and criticism. John Sheriff analyzes the treatment of determinate meaning and contends that as long as we cling to a notion of language that begins with Saussure's dyadic definition of signs, meaning cannot be treated as such any more than can...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691067627
• ISBN13: 9780691067629
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"