At the Borders of Sleep: On Liminal Literature

by Peter Schwenger

Book Overview

At the Borders of Sleep is a unique exploration of the connections between literature and the liminal states between waking and sleeping--from falling asleep and waking up, to drowsiness and insomnia, to states in which sleeping and waking mix. Delving into philosophy as well as literature, Peter Schwenger investigates the threshold between waking and sleeping as an important and productive state between the forced march of rational thought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816679762
• ISBN13: 9780816679768
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"