The essays in this volume, representing a wide range of feminist interpretations of Rousseau, explore the many tensions in his thought that arise from his unique combination of radical and traditional perspectives on gender relations and the state.
Introduces and interprets the complex history of German chinoiserie in the long eighteenth century, focusing on its emergence in literature and the arts.
An anthology of works by nineteenth-century French poet Paul Verlaine, presenting both the French texts and new translations and setting the poems in the context of Verlaine’s troubled life and his literary development.
Originally published in French in 2002, examines the life and work of art historian Aby Warburg. Demonstrates the... Læs mere
Explores the benefits of utilizing field methods for studying rhetoric as a complement to text-based approaches in order to address questions about text, context, audience, judgment and ethics.
Addresses the religious, metaphysical, and existential dimensions of French novelist Michel Houellebecq’s work. Argues that Houellebecq is the foremost contemporary chronicler of the spiritual anxieties of Western and specifically French modernity.
A collection of essays exploring how fiction, life-writing, and comics portray illness, medical treatment, and disability.
Examines how French Renaissance travelers consumed and represented Italian space through writing and the imagination. Includes writings by... Læs mere
Examines a series of powerful artifacts traditionally associated with King Solomon, largely via extra-canonical textual... Læs mere
Explores the life, career, and intellectual debates of art historian Meyer Schapiro, who worked at the nexus of artistic and intellectual practice and from there confronted some of the twentieth century’s most abiding questions.