Language's Grace
Redemption and Education in J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11952194 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma Williams (0000-0001-9820-4885, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 627-641 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8249 • E-ISSN: 1467-9752 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9752.12326 |
| OpenAlex | W2930507160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
on the question of the relations between philosophy, literature and education? This paper extends recent discussion of the ways Coetzee's literature can speak to a broad range of philosophical questions Working through some early scenes in Coetzee's novel, I suggest that Disgrace points us towards forms of degeneration that can be understood in the light of certain conceptions of language. Yet consideration of flickering moments of redemption found in later parts of the novel shows also that Disgrace reveals the possibilities of grace. Grace, as we shall see, is to be understood not as a matter of elegance and refinement, or as a decorative extra, but rather in relation to language and to what gives in the word. This reveals something about the role of literature in education, providing means to test the prevalent view that literature is a moral or cultural enclave
Aesthetics · Art · Elegance · Epistemology · Literature · Optimism · Relation (database · Sociology · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |