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As ancient as Homer's lines on the shield of Achilles and as recent as John Ashbery's "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, " ekphrasis is the art of ... More

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Literary Realism and the Ekphrastic Tradition examines representative texts and the theories of realism upon which they are based. It studies the ... More

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"Ekphrastic Medieval Visions explores the transformative power of ekphrasis in high and late medieval dream visions and mystical visions, ending with ... More

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A work by an eminent critic which addresses itself to values in literature, and attempts to answer the simple and elusive question, Why read a work ... More

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Certain questions are basic to the human condition: how we imagine the world, and ourselves and others within it; how we confront the constraints of ... More

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..". twelve essays in which this visionary literary critic speaks specifically to the eternal act of creation, addressing the incessant need for ... More

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This volume covers the most influential and controversial areas of literary theory in their Continental and Anglo-American contexts.

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This volume covers the most influential and controversial areas of literary theory in their Continental and Anglo-American contexts.

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The late twentieth century saw an explosion of interest in semiotics, the science of the signs and processes by which we communicate. In this study, ... More

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Intended as a pragmatic introduction to the semiotics of the dramatic text, this book offers the reader access to a field that provides a link ... More

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This book brings together some of the most distinguished figures currently at work in philosophy, literary theory and criticism to debate the limits ... More

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Complemented by phenomenology on the one hand and by materialism on the other, this book provides a worldview that reconciles old conflicts between ... More

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The author's Habilitationsschrift--Humboldt-Universit'at zu Berlin, 2002/2003.

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"A Companion to Tragedy" is an essential resource for anyone interested in exploring the role of tragedy in Western history and culture. Tells the ... More

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Revenge has long been a central theme in Western culture. From Homer to Nietzsche, from St. Paul to Sylvia Plath, major writers have been fascinated ... More

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Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice, 5/e presents the thirteen basic schools of twentieth-century literary theory and ... More

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This iconoclastic collection is an excellent companion to current anthologies of literary theory, which have embraced an uncritical stance toward ... More

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This is a guide to key terms in literary theory - designed to make difficult terms, concepts and theorists accessible and understandable. Students of ... More

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This work explores the role of the literary in theory, with wide-ranging analysis of key concepts and disciplinary practices.

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The formation of an unorthodox literary critic

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"Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: The Johns Hopkins Guide" is a clear, accessible, and detailed overview of the most important thinkers and ... More

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