The Doppelganger: Literature's Philosophy

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The Doppelganger: Literature's Philosophy
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Author Dimitris Vardoulakis
Subject philosophy of literature
Published2010(Fordham University Press)
Pages336 pp.
ISBN 978-0823232987

The Doppelganger: Literature's Philosophy is a 2010 book by Dimitris Vardoulakis in which the author examines the relationship between literature and philosophy. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Carlo Salzani, Book Review: Dimitris Vardoulakis, The Doppelgänger: Literature’s Philosophy (New York: Fordham University Press, 2010).Critical Horizons12. 3 (2011), pp. 418-22.
  2. Biti, Vladimir, Review of Dimitris Vardoulakis, The Doppelgänger: Literature’s Philosophy, Orbis Literarum, 67.1 (2012), p. 82.
  3. Blancowe, David, Review of Dimitris Vardoulakis, The Doppelgänger: Literature’s Philosophy, Colloquy, 21 (2011), pp. 187-81.