"Hidden in plain sight": language and the importance of the ordinary in Wallace, DeLillo and Wittgenstein

Allard Den Dulk; Anthony Leaker

"Hidden in plain sight": language and the importance of the ordinary in Wallace, DeLillo and Wittgenstein

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The chapter explores the connections between David Foster Wallace and Don DeLillo, in particular their respective novels Infinite Jest and End Zone, by analyzing the similar ways in which both are engaged with the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Specifically, it uses Wittgenstein’s thought on how language use connects meaning and reality to compare the ‘Eschaton’ episode from Infinite Jest with the theme of games and nuclear war in End Zone.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	David Foster Wallace: Presences of the Other
Editors	B. Pire, P-R. Patoine
Place of Publication	Eastbourne, UK
Publisher	Sussex Academic Press
Pages	73-88
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	9781845198404
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2017

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Anthony Leaker
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- School of Humanities and Social Science - Principal Lecturer
- Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics
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