Explores the evolution of the socialist realist novel as a myth-like genre. Combining intellectual and literary history, this work traces the development of the novel's master plot from its origins in the mid-19th century to its end at the close of the 20th.
Heidegger's engagement with religion
A celebrated translation of this masterpiece of Chinese literature, in an updated edition
Re-reads Freud and articulates a fresh model of "perverse" desire.
Focussing on Leibniz's principle: 'nothing is without reason', this book shows that the principle of reason is in fact a principle of being. It also contains discussions of... Læs mere
Presents an account of the religious dimension of Jacques Derrida's thought.
Examines "masked" lesbian representation in Hollywood cinema
Publius Papinius Statius lived from the 40s to the mid-90s AD. In his teens he moved to Rome, and there, some years later, he embarked on his own career in poetry. This title... Læs mere
A rich anthology of feminist writings by Arab women over more than a century
...reexamines our notions of the nature of reality by studying the ritual postures of native art assumed by her subjects during trance states.
The piano teaching methods of Franz Liszt
Embracing the challenges faced by ethnic minority communities today, The Tears of the Black Man looks to the future, arguing that the history of Africa has yet to be written and seeking a path toward affirmation and reconciliation.