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Against Better Judgment

- Irrational Action and Literary Invention in the Long Eighteenth Century

About Against Better Judgment

Traces how English novelists, essayists, and poets of the period sought to represent akrasia in ways philosophy cannot, leading them to develop techniques and ideas distinctive to literary writing, including new uses of irony, interpretation, and contradiction.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780813947303
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 240
  • Published:
  • May 30, 2022
  • Dimensions:
  • 228x151x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 388 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: October 14, 2024

Description of Against Better Judgment

Traces how English novelists, essayists, and poets of the period sought to represent akrasia in ways philosophy cannot, leading them to develop techniques and ideas distinctive to literary writing, including new uses of irony, interpretation, and contradiction.

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