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The Stream of Life The Stream of Life Clarice Lispector 1989 Spring
This novel is considered the greatest work of fiction by the Brazilian writer the New York Times Book Review called “the premier Latin American woman prose writer of this century.” An intense and lyrical work, it chronicles its female protagonist’s journey of self-discovery and self-affirmation. “Whether as novelist or short story writer, Lispector always seemed to be involved with the ambiguities of living, the pleasures derived from it as well as its tragic aspects.” --San Francisco Review of Books
Text and Culture: The Politics of Interpretation Text and Culture The Politics of Interpretation Daniel Cottom 1989 Spring
An examination of the political aspects of contemporary disciplines of interpretation, which illustrates how interpretation may be turned into a more socially responsible practice. Includes an extensive analysis of Dickens's Great Expectations.
Hart Crane: A Re-Introduction Hart Crane A Re-Introduction Warner Berthoff 1989 Spring
Critical Writings, 1953-1978 Critical Writings, 1953-1978 Paul de Man Lindsay Waters, Editor 1989 Spring
Twenty-five essays and reviews not previously collected, most of which were written before 1970, and eight of which are appearing in English for the first time.
Reading De Man Reading Reading De Man Reading Wlad Godzich and Lindsay Waters, Editors 1989 Spring
Thirteen essays address de Man’s theory and practice of reading, including the nature of those readings and what they signify for reading in general, not just for literary texts. "Accomplishes the goal of insisting on the continuing importance of de Man's work for literary studies." --American Book Review
The Differend: Phrases in Dispute The Differend Phrases in Dispute Jean-François Lyotard 1989 Spring
“This work is of vital importance in a period when revisionism of all stripes attempts to rewrite, and often simply deny, the occurrence of historical and cultural events, i.e. in attempting to reconstruct ‘reality’ in the convenient names of ‘truth’ and ‘common sense.’” French Review
In One Act In One Act Adrienne Kennedy 1988 Fall
Includes eight one-act plays.
The Passion according to G.H. The Passion according to G.H. Clarice Lispector 1988 Fall
A novel combining elements of the Brazilian literary tradition with feminist and literary theory.
Social Figures: George Eliot, Social History, and Literary Representation Social Figures George Eliot, Social History, and Literary Representation Daniel Cottom 1987 Spring
Centers on the discourse of the liberal intellectual as exemplified in the novels of George Eliot, whose awareness of her aesthetic and social task was keener than that of most Victorian writers.
The Unremarkable Wordsworth The Unremarkable Wordsworth Geoffrey H. Hartman 1987 Spring
Fifteen essays draw upon a wide range of contemporary theoretical approaches, from psychoanalysis to structuralism, from deconstruction to phenomenology. ". . . in teaching us to read Wordsworth it teaches us how to read." --The Wordsworth Circle
From Topic to Tale: Logic and Narrativity in the Middle Ages From Topic to Tale Logic and Narrativity in the Middle Ages Eugene Vance 1987 Spring
Shows how a rhetorical tradition was transformed into a textual one and ends with a discussion of the relationship between discourse and society.
Romantic Vision, Ethical Context: Novalis and Artistic Autonomy Romantic Vision, Ethical Context Novalis and Artistic Autonomy Géza von Molnar 1987 Spring
Exploring the full range of Novalis's (the pen name of the German poet and philosopher Friedrich von Hardenberg) work, von Molnar shows how he dealt, in theory and practice, with a central issue in Romanticism-the emerging concept of the autonomous self and its relation.
Selected Plays, Volume I Selected Plays, Volume I August Strindberg 2012 Fall
A collection of six of Strindberg’s best plays spanning his “pre-inferno” period
Questing Fictions: Latin America’s Family Romance Questing Fictions Latin America’s Family Romance Djelal Kadir 1986 Fall
Analyzes 20th-century Latin American fiction in the light of contemporary literary theory and focuses on the predicament of writers caught between the cultural domination of Europe and the need to strive for cultural autonomy.
Vengeance of the Victim: History and Symbol in Giorgio Bassani’s Fiction Vengeance of the Victim History and Symbol in Giorgio Bassani’s Fiction Marilyn Schneider 1986 Fall