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The architecture of Babel : discourses of literature and science
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The architecture of Babel : discourses of literature and science

by Damien Broderick

This study provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the relationship between literature and science using semiotic and post-structural theory. It critiques the lack of scientific rigour in literary theory and explores the social contexts of both fields.

Accession 12561 ISBN 0522846149 Publisher Melbourne University Press
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