The Language of Inquiry

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

The Language of Inquiry the publisher gratefully acknowledges the contribution provided by the general endowment fund, which is supported by the associates of the university of california press The Language of Inquiry Lyn Hejinian UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2000 by Lyn Hejinian Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hejinian, Lyn. The language of inquiry / Lyn Hejinian. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-520-21699-7 (cloth : alk. paper)— isbn 0-520-21700-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Hejinian, Lyn—Aesthetics. 2. Poetics. I. Title. ps3558.e4735 l36 2000 814⬘.54—dc21 00-037776 Printed in the United States of America 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1984 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). to Finnian Ochs Hurtado and to the memory of Chaffee Earl Hall Jr. This page intentionally left blank ...