Materialist Vitalism or Pathetic Fallacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4370784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Branka Arsić (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 140 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-136 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-6018 • E-ISSN: 1533-855X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rep.2017.140.1.121 |
| OpenAlex | W2769918285 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
My essay revises the inherited understanding of Ruskin's theory of pathetic fallacy by positing that his ideas are close to theories that oppose any strict division of phenomena into persons and things. To elaborate this point, the essay investigates Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher," where inanimate things are rendered animate, claiming that such instances are far from being pathetically fallacious and, also, that Poe's ontology is in accord with that formulated by Ruskin
Epistemology · Fallacy · Materialism · Vitalism · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |