Speculative Formalism

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Proposes a new theory of form and formalization, with particular reference to literature. Tom Eyers claims that literature works not through any kind of reflection or mimesis, nor through any overrunning of literary forms by their historical contexts or determinants. Rather, he argues that literary texts embody a formal speculative capacity that prevents their final absorption or neutralization by prior conditions.