For too long the essential basis of George Oppen's poetry—the words on the page and their acoustics—has been ignored in critical discussions of his work. Challenging... Læs mere
This book examines the role of the novelists and historians of the eighteenth century in developing a vision of political modernity that questions traditional narratives about the rise of liberalism and the decline of sovereign power.
In this book, Austin argues against the traditional critical view that minimizes Proust’s practice of pastiche—the imitation of a writer’s... Læs mere
In this book, a gathering of exceptional thinkers from the sciences and the humanities engage a common theme: In what ways do language, and storytelling in particular, deal with ethics in science, in literature, or in other art forms?
The nineteenth century saw both an explosion of evolutionary ideas and an explosion in autobiographical writing. This book examines the... Læs mere
The Complicity of Friends offers an entirely original perspective within which to... Læs mere
Throughout history, Barcelona and Madrid have competed in practically every aspect of social life, politics, and culture. By delving deep into the... Læs mere
Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania examines the World War II experience of 1,200 Italian soldiers, detained at... Læs mere
To refine a critical understanding of early modern acting styles, Shakespeare’s Dramatic Persons explores how the classical rhetorical tradition would inform an actor’s personation of character.
This work addresses limitations in current approaches to rhetorical historiography and provides fresh philosophical ground that... Læs mere
Double Shakespeares examines contemporary performances of Shakespeare’s plays, and narratives about rehearsing and performing Shakespeare’s plays, that acknowledge the inescapable doubleness of “emotional-realist” acting.
Music in the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates and analyzes the ways in which Fitzgerald integrated music with literature through his... Læs mere