Abstract:

This article examines unrecognized points of conceptual and stylistic convergence between the work of Flann O'Brien and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Though operating in quite different generic and discursive modes, both writers critique impulses to metaphysical systems, idealized models of language, and skepticism. O'Brien and Wittgenstein adopt as correctives to these tendencies techniques to train their readers' attention on the zones of overlap in linguistic usage where points of confusion tend to arise. Finally, this comparison with O'Brien casts new light on Wittgenstein's later work as it illuminates satirical and ironizing styles that have often been overlooked.

摘要：

本文探讨了 Flann O'Brien 和 Ludwig Wittgenstein 的作品之间的概念和文体融合的未识别点。尽管以完全不同的一般和话语模式运作，两位作家都批评了对形而上学系统的冲动、理想化的语言模型和怀疑主义。O'Brien 和 Wittgenstein 采用纠正这些趋势的技术来训练他们的读者注意语言使用中容易出现混淆点的重叠区域。最后，与奥布莱恩的比较为维特根斯坦后来的作品提供了新的视角，因为它阐明了经常被忽视的讽刺和讽刺风格。