{"product_id":"words-fail-colby-dickinson-9780823272839","title":"Words Fail: Theology, Poetry, and the Challenge of Representation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere has been much philosophical speculation on the potential failure of language as well as the search for a presentation of the \"thing itself\" beyond representation. Words Fail pursues the writings of a trio of philosophers--Jacques Derrida, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Giorgio Agamben--as prime examples of how modern poetry presents us with a profitable vantage point from which to survey the ongoing struggle of living in a highly fragmented world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlongside these thinkers, this book looks specifically at the form of spirituality that is given shape by this intersection of poetics and theological-philosophical reflection--all of which offer rich suggestions about our spiritual nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colby Dickinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823272834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823272839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017","brand":"Colby Dickinson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545656054015,"sku":"9780823272839","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db1cd6d3-66e3-4ef4-9cce-25da40a25820.jpg?v=1738183015","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/words-fail-colby-dickinson-9780823272839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}