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Introduction

© 2020 Duke University Press, Durham, USA

© 2020 Duke University Press, Durham, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part One. Philosophy
  6. 1. The Liar as Scapegoat: Rationality and Unanimity 17
  7. 2. The Analytics of Fiction 34
  8. Part Two. Literature
  9. 3. Lying for No Reason: Lying and Obscenity in Defoe 57
  10. 4. Lies and Truths: Mimetic- Sacrificial Falsification in Stendhal 80
  11. 5. Fundaments and Accidents: Mimesis and Mendacity in Molloy 103
  12. 6. The Violence of Fiction: Concealment and Sacrifice in Malone Dies and The Unnamable 127
  13. Part Three. Fashion Theory
  14. 7. Fashion Theory 155
  15. Conclusion 182
  16. Appendix: On René Girard and Paul de Man 191
  17. Notes 195
  18. Bibliography 233
  19. Index 240
The Habit of Lying
This chapter is in the book The Habit of Lying
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822383741-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part One. Philosophy
  6. 1. The Liar as Scapegoat: Rationality and Unanimity 17
  7. 2. The Analytics of Fiction 34
  8. Part Two. Literature
  9. 3. Lying for No Reason: Lying and Obscenity in Defoe 57
  10. 4. Lies and Truths: Mimetic- Sacrificial Falsification in Stendhal 80
  11. 5. Fundaments and Accidents: Mimesis and Mendacity in Molloy 103
  12. 6. The Violence of Fiction: Concealment and Sacrifice in Malone Dies and The Unnamable 127
  13. Part Three. Fashion Theory
  14. 7. Fashion Theory 155
  15. Conclusion 182
  16. Appendix: On René Girard and Paul de Man 191
  17. Notes 195
  18. Bibliography 233
  19. Index 240
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