The Pleasures of Contamination: Evidence, Text, and Voice in Textual Studies

by David Greetham

Through the concept of contamination, David Greetham highlights various ways that one text may invade another, carrying with it a residue of potential meaning. While the focus of this study is on written works, the scope ranges widely over music, politics, art, science, philosophy, religion, and social studies. Greetham argues that this sort of contamination is not only ubiquitous in contemporary culture, but may also be a necessary and beneficial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253222168
• ISBN13: 9780253222169
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher