For a half century, the American intellectual Fredric Jameson has been a driving force in literary and cultural theory. Phillip... Læs mere
Hapax is ancient Greek for ""once, once only, once and for all,"" and ""onceness"" pervades this book of poems. Employing sonnets, couplets, blank verse, haiku, Sapphics, even a sequence of... Læs mere
In this radical reconsideration of ethical reasoning in contemporary European philosophy, Drew Dalton makes the case for an absolutely grounded account of ethical normativity developed from a scientifically informed and purely materialistic metaphysics.
Offers a tender, tangled account of the heady days in South Africa following Nelson Mandela's release from prison. This award-winning poetry collection portrays the innovative forms of music, kinship, and even self in ""the new, intricate country / we understood was impossible.
To be or not to be - who asks this question today, and how? What does it mean to issue, or respond to, an appeal for the right to die? In A Death... Læs mere
By virtue of the originality and depth of its thought, Emmanuel Levinas's masterpiece, Totality and Infinity: An Essay on Exteriority,... Læs mere
"First published in Russian in 2002 under the title Put' by Vozvrashcheniye Press."
A poet, critic and theoretician during the Silver Age of Russian poetry, Viacheslav Ivanov was praised for his erudition, sumptuous and elusive poetry and brilliant essays. This volume... Læs mere
This work seeks to probe the distinctive character of the postmodern situation and the philosophical problem of representation. Brockelman... Læs mere
An integrated analysis of phenomenology from Husserl to Heidegger.
This volume considers Boris Pasternak's Russian classic, ""Doctor Zhivago"". It discusses the work in the context of the writer's oeuvre as well as its place within... Læs mere