'Pataphilology: An Irreader

by Sean Gurd

What do the bizzare etymologies of Jean-Pierre Brisset, made-up languages for literary fiction, The Dialectic of Enlightenment, Latin grammarians, Horace's Epodes, and the Papyrus of Ani have in common? Absolutely nothing. Yet, taken together they provide an unusually coherent picture of a hitherto unacknowledged non-tradition of linguistic investigation. At these moments, particularly within the traditions of European writing which can loosely be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1947447815
• ISBN13: 9781947447813
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Punctum Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"