{"product_id":"9780823272853","title":"Words Fail: Theology, Poetry, and the Challenge of Representation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere has been much philosophical speculation on the potential failure of language as well as the search for a presentation of the “thing itself” beyond representation. Words Fail pursues the writings of a trio of philosophers—Jacques Derrida, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, and Giorgio Agamben—as prime examples of how modern poetry presents us with a profitable vantage point from which to survey the ongoing struggle of living in a highly fragmented world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside these thinkers, this book looks specifically at the form of spirituality that is given shape by this intersection of poetics and theological-philosophical reflection—all of which offer rich suggestions about our spiritual nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111039484144,"sku":"9780823272853","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780823272853_p0.jpg?v=1763745939","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780823272853","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}