The Routledge Companion to Literature and Cognitive Studies
The Routledge Companion to Literature and Cognitive Studies offers a comprehensive survey of cognitive approaches to literature, introducing the influential theoretical tools and latest developments in this vigorously multi-disciplinary field.
Beyond the Shelley Circle
Beyond the Shelley Circle: The Clairmont Family and Its Descendants will interest Shelley-circle researchers, life-writing scholars, and nineteenth-century historians alike. The Clairmont family's connection to Mary Shelley began in 1801, when her father William Godwin married Mary Jane Vial. The combined family then included the future author of Frankenstein plus her half-sister Fanny, who had been left motherless by the death of Mary Wollstonecraft, and Vial's two children, Charles and Claire Clairmont (a fifth child, William Godwin Junior, was born in 1803). In 1816, Mary would marry Percy Shelley, thereby creating the extended Wollstonecraft-Godwin-Shelley-Clairmont kinship circle. Despite the often-difficult relationship between Vial and her stepdaughters, the children in the blended family were close into adulthood. Beyond the Shelley Circle traces this history and that of the Clairmont family into the twenty-first century through various personal writings. It includes, in German transcription and English translation, with editorial notes, the previously unpublished journal of Ottilia Clairmont, the wife of Charles's son, which describes her life in the Banat region in the 1860s. It uses this document and others for a fulsome discussion of life writing in the period, among women, and in literary circles. The book further connects the kinship coterie to other family studies, situating them in a vital tradition within literary studies.
Critical Neurodiversity Studies
This landmark volume for neurodiversity studies introduces a new, more inclusive field of scholarship for literary and cultural studies. Bringing together scholars and writers from across Europe, it explores the revolutionary potential of neurodivergent scholarly practice and demonstrates that there is no such thing as a 'normal' response to cultural production.Drawing on critical disability studies to highlight the ideology behind dominant notions of ability, it moves beyond representations of neurodivergent characters and highlights the entanglement of sensory and cognitive difference with both cultural practices and social status.Combining the recent turn towards psychiatric depathologisation with insights from feminist, queer, intersectional and critical race theory, this volume aims to amplify the epistemic authority of those who have been subject to marginalisation because of the ways we are taught to read, and value literary culture. In essence, this volume reveals what it means to read, write and love literature and the arts as a neurodivergent person.
Cultural Models and Collective Mentalities in Literature, Art, and Philosophy
This edited collection combines social science and humanities inquiries to examine the collective mentalities, identities, and national cultural models of people from different communities and nations.Unpacking the sociocultural mechanisms of people's actions and experiences, the contributors use literary works to illustrate and further explore such mechanisms. This book explores a variety of diverse geographies from around the globe in order to compare national forms of human subjectivity and further examine collective consciousness and cultural minds.
Excavating the Historical Memory of the American Revolution
In this book, Shawn Thomson excavates Charles Anthon's personal notes to reveal revolutionary memory and the presence of historical melancholy in this era of radical turnover and shifting alliances. In these notes, Charles Anthon recorded his personal inquiries into all aspects of life in the Loyalist stronghold of Staten Island from October 13, 1850 to January 8, 1853. Through this written record, Anthon provides a counter history of the Loyalists of Staten Island to the grand narrative of the Patriots of the American Revolution. Through a close reading of Anthon's notes, Shawn Thomson examines how these personal records and historical research hold the places, ruins, artifacts, and, most significantly, the collective and personal memory of Staten Island Loyalists and New Jersey Whigs. Through this close reading, Thomson highlights the indelible link between landscape and memory and offers the reader a sense of the Loyalist melancholy of their abandonment on the day of the British evacuation.
Reading Contemporary Chinese Migrant Fiction
Reading Contemporary Chinese Migrant Fiction examines the spectrum of Chinese migrant writing about memory since the 1990s and what it tells us about history, memory and trauma in contemporary China.Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary approaches the book casts new light on texts by writers from the Cultural Revolution generation, including Ken Liu, Yiyun Li and Geling Yan among others. Meng Xia demonstrates how these writers construct collective identity in the contexts of transnational experiences of migration and historical trauma. The book delves into the possibilities and problems of transposing memory across borders and engages with debates over the unspeakability and politicization of trauma across public and private lines.
Madame De Sta禱l And The Spread Of German Literature
"Madame De Sta禱l And The Spread Of German Literature" examines the critical role of Madame de Sta禱l in introducing and popularizing German literature in France and, more broadly, across Europe. This study explores Sta禱l's engagement with German Romanticism, her interpretations of key German authors, and her influence on the literary tastes of her time. Emma Gertrude Jaeck analyzes Sta禱l's writings, correspondence, and personal connections to reveal how she facilitated a cultural exchange that shaped the literary landscape of the 19th century. This book offers valuable insights into the transnational flow of ideas and the enduring legacy of Madame de Sta禱l as a literary ambassador.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Essays And Letters By Percy Bysshe Shelley
Delve into the mind of one of the greatest Romantic poets with this collection of essays and letters by Percy Bysshe Shelley. This volume offers a unique window into Shelley's intellectual and personal life, showcasing his thoughts on literature, philosophy, politics, and society. From insightful literary criticism to passionate arguments for social reform, Shelley's writings are as relevant today as they were in his time. Discover the man behind the poetry in this carefully curated selection of his most compelling prose. Experience the brilliance and radical spirit of Percy Bysshe Shelley through his own words.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa. Translated Into English Prose From the Original Sanskrit Text
"The Mahabharata," translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli and Pratap Chandra Roy, is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. This third volume continues the timeless saga of kings, gods, and mortals intertwined in a narrative of dharma, duty, and destiny. Retold in accessible English prose, this translation brings the epic's profound philosophical and spiritual insights to a modern audience, preserving the original Sanskrit text's depth and complexity. Explore the rich tapestry of ancient Indian culture, morality, and warfare as you delve into the intricacies of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Pandava and Kaurava princes. This volume offers a window into the religious and philosophical underpinnings of Hinduism and provides a comprehensive understanding of the epic's enduring relevance.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Letters From the Lake Poets, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, Robert Southey, to Daniel Stuart, Editor of the Morning Post and the Courier, 1800-1838. Printed for Private Circulation
"Letters From the Lake Poets" offers a rare glimpse into the personal and professional lives of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, three of the most influential figures in English Romantic poetry. This collection, spanning the years 1800 to 1838, comprises letters written to Daniel Stuart, the editor of the Morning Post and the Courier, shedding light on their literary endeavors, political views, and personal relationships. These letters, printed for private circulation, provide invaluable insights into the intellectual and creative ferment of the era, revealing the dynamic interplay between these literary giants and their engagement with the world around them.The correspondence captures the poets' reflections on their own works, their opinions on contemporary events, and their interactions with other prominent figures of the time. Scholars and enthusiasts of Romantic literature will find this collection a treasure trove of primary source material, offering a unique perspective on the lives and works of the Lake Poets.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Madame De Sta禱l And The Spread Of German Literature
"Madame De Sta禱l And The Spread Of German Literature" examines the critical role of Madame de Sta禱l in introducing and popularizing German literature in France and, more broadly, across Europe. This study explores Sta禱l's engagement with German Romanticism, her interpretations of key German authors, and her influence on the literary tastes of her time. Emma Gertrude Jaeck analyzes Sta禱l's writings, correspondence, and personal connections to reveal how she facilitated a cultural exchange that shaped the literary landscape of the 19th century. This book offers valuable insights into the transnational flow of ideas and the enduring legacy of Madame de Sta禱l as a literary ambassador.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Essays and Tales; With an Introd. by Henry Morley
"Essays and Tales" is a collection of writings by Joseph Addison, a prominent figure in 18th-century English literature. Addison, known for his contributions to The Spectator and The Tatler, presents a range of essays and tales that offer insights into the social customs, manners, and intellectual life of his time. The collection showcases Addison's elegant prose style, his wit, and his keen observations of human nature. This edition includes an introduction by Henry Morley, providing context and analysis of Addison's work. "Essays and Tales" remains a valuable resource for students and enthusiasts of English literature, offering a glimpse into the literary and cultural landscape of the Georgian era and highlighting the enduring appeal of Addison's insightful commentary.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Poets’ Poets
This anthology of essays recovers and reconsiders some of America's poets worthy of wider recognition and larger readership. Three dozen contemporary poets selected a lesser-known poet to discuss in a short essay. The poets discussed are therefore poets' poets and to understand these under-appreciated voices is to witness a renaissance of words.
M. Thackeray
This is a review of Hippolyte Taine's critical study of William Makepeace Thackeray, extracted from the English Woman's Domestic Magazine, 1866. Taine, a prominent French critic and historian, offers his insightful analysis of Thackeray's life and works. This piece provides valuable perspectives on Thackeray's novels, such as "Vanity Fair" and "The History of Pendennis", shedding light on his narrative techniques, character development, and social commentary. Readers interested in Victorian literature, literary criticism, and the historical reception of Thackeray's works will find this review a compelling and informative resource.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Rousseau and Romanticism. --
Rousseau and Romanticism, by Irving Babbitt, offers a detailed exploration of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's profound impact on the Romantic movement. Babbitt meticulously traces Rousseau's philosophical and literary influence, examining his contributions to the development of Romantic ideals and their subsequent reverberations across European thought and literature. This critical work delves into the core tenets of Rousseau's philosophy, analyzing how his emphasis on individualism, emotion, and the natural world shaped the Romantic sensibility. Babbitt's study provides valuable insights into the intellectual and cultural landscape of the 19th century. Scholars and enthusiasts of literary history and philosophy will find "Rousseau and Romanticism" to be a valuable resource for understanding the complex interplay between these pivotal figures and movements.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A new Study of the Sonnets of Shakespeare
A New Study of the Sonnets of Shakespeare, originally published in 1900, offers a detailed exploration of Shakespeare's sonnets. This edition provides readers with insightful analysis of the Bard's poetic form, themes, and language. Parke Godwin's study delves into the complexities and artistry within these timeless works. Scholars and enthusiasts alike will appreciate this classic examination of Shakespeare's enduring contribution to English literature. Explore the depths of love, beauty, and mortality as expressed through the unparalleled genius of Shakespeare's sonnets.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Laocoon
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's "Laocoon: An Essay on the Limits of Painting and Poetry," is a foundational text in aesthetics and literary theory. This translation offers English readers access to Lessing's influential exploration of the distinct characteristics and boundaries of visual and literary arts. Lessing delves into the classical sculpture of Laocoon and his sons to consider how painting and poetry achieve different effects and are subject to different limitations. He argues for a clear separation of the arts, emphasizing that painting should focus on visual beauty and poetry on actions and emotions. This essay remains a vital contribution to understanding the principles of art criticism and the enduring debate over the relationship between form and content.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Lippincott's Magazine
"Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 32" presents a diverse collection of literary works from the late 19th century. This volume showcases short stories, essays, and poems, offering a glimpse into the cultural and intellectual landscape of the era. Anonymous authors contribute to this rich tapestry of American literature, capturing the spirit of the times through engaging narratives and thoughtful reflections.Readers interested in the historical context of American literary development, as well as those who appreciate the artistry of 19th-century writing, will find this compilation to be a valuable resource. Explore the themes, styles, and voices that defined a generation.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Song of the Land
Contributions by Jennifer Ansbach, Jani L. Barker, Melissa Bedford, Helen Bond, Wanda M. Brooks, Susan Browne, Sabrina Carnesi, Emily Cardinali Cormier, Y. Falami Devoe, Bahar Eshraq, Latrice Ferguson, Catharine Kane, Michelle H. Martin, Devika Mehra, Ngozi Onuora, Lauren Rizzuto, Shelly Shaffer, Bryanna Tidmarsh, Ann Van Wig, Annette Wannamaker, and Raen Parker Washington A major figure in African American children's literature, Mildred D. Taylor (b. 1943), has been publishing groundbreaking, award-winning books for fifty years, including Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Song of the Trees, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, The Friendship, The Road to Memphis, and The Land. Taylor's renowned Logan family saga has become a staple in classrooms and libraries, resonating internationally with its profound impact on readers. Her significance in literature extends beyond captivating storytelling. She has effectively illuminated the struggles and triumphs of African American families, challenging societal norms and shedding light on historical injustices. Through compelling narratives rooted in personal experiences and family history, Taylor has enriched the literary landscape and sparked crucial conversations about race, resilience, and the enduring power of love and courage in the face of adversity. Yet, her significant literary contributions have not received the critical recognition they deserve. Seeking to fill that gap, Song of the Land: Celebrating the Works of Mildred D. Taylor, brings together creative and critical responses to Taylor's work and ongoing legacy. The chapters in this anthology represent an array of disciplines and theoretical lenses, highlighting the impact of African American children's literature. Song of the Land is an invitation to learn more about Taylor's work, which lays bare the dangers of white supremacy and racism in American society.
Writing Sin in the German Lands, 1050-1215
Writing Sin in the German Lands, 1050-1215 is about how sin and atonement function as an impetus for textual production and formal, linguistic, and intellectual creativity. It focuses on the late eleventh and twelfth centuries, a time in which various social and cultural conditions came together to provoke both an interest in sin and an opportunity for writing experimentally about it, and its area of enquiry is the German-speaking world. Working with a remarkably rich body of German-language texts, this book allows us not only to grasp with greater clarity aspects of medieval penitential thought and practice, but it also offers new ways of thinking about the development of German as a literary language. The book joins bodies of work on the history of penance and on devotional writing in the European vernaculars, and through the interconnection of these two fields of study, it offers a new perspective on questions that currently occupy scholars of the Middle Ages: the medieval conception of the self in relation to other and to God; the value and function of vernacular writing; the nature of textuality; and the relationship between writing, speech, material text, and performance. In five chapters that deal with a wide range of texts, many of which have had little scholarly attention, this volume shows that the long twelfth century was not only a period in which there was a particular interest in exploring aspects of the theology and practice of penance, but also, significantly, a time in which a fundamental connection can be seen between thinking about sin and creative literary production.
George Herbert: Complete Works
Famed for his heart-searching devotional lyric poetry, George Herbert (1593-1633) also authored some of the finest and most influential English prose of his era: The Countrey Parson, his oft-cited pastoral manual, still valued for its spiritual insight, shrewd advice, and a style at once lively and refined, engaging and serious; A Treatise of Temperance and Sobrietie, his translation of Luigi Cornaro's jovial Italian tract on dietary health; Notes on Valdesso, his judicious and appreciative commentary (and sole theological work) on the Considerations of controversial Spanish humanist Juan de Vald矇s; his collections of Outlandish Proverbs and Jacula Prudentum, pervasively popular for centuries and shot through with familiar wisdom and wit; his Letters, providing the most intimate records of and reflections on his brief life; and his Will, dictated and witnessed as he lay dying of tuberculosis in his Bemerton rectory at the age of 39. Each of these works, frequently cited as contexts for his renowned English poetry, appears here for close study in its own right. Volume I: English Prose offers textual and critical introductions and annotations, a concise title essay and overview of prominent criticism for each chapter or section in subdivided works, and, above all, rigorous scholarly texts based on the earliest and best manuscript and print sources--some newly discovered or confirmed. Serious literary art by any measure, Herbert's English prose has emerged in recent years from the shadow of his rightly famous poetry. Such attention stands here fully justified: an edition whose accessible texts, combined with extensive and meticulous critical apparatus, will equip scholars for new discoveries and accelerate the already global interest in Herbert's work.
Children's Literature and Culture
Children's Literature & Culture: An Introduction guides readers in the study of culture in, around, and through children's literature.
Toxic Masculinity on the London Stage, 1600-1610
The idea of toxic masculinity might feel like a very modern, even twenty-first-century notion, but similar concerns about male behaviour, also often characterised in terms of poisons and poisoning.
Literary Culture in the Medieval Welsh Marches
The Welsh Marches, a name which today refers to the borderland regions between England and Wales, are often coupled with images of idealized rusticity, of 'blue remembered hills'. Yet, in the Middle Ages, the Marches stretched from the borders into much of modern-day Mid and South Wales, and were important spaces of conflict, colonization, and contact; of complex, shifting, strategic politics and identities; and, crucially, of vibrant literary activity. An exploration of the Marches' multilingual literary cultures, this book is structured around three geotemporal case studies: Hereford, c. 1170-c. 1210; Ludlow, c. 1310-c. 1350; Ynysforgan, c. 1380-c. 1410. Analysing texts and manuscripts composed, copied, compiled, translated, or otherwise circulated in these locales, this study crosses linguistic and disciplinary boundaries to formulate readings of works in French, Welsh, English, and Latin. These readings are developed through an extended engagement with the philosophy of Bruno Latour, particularly his work on Actor-Network-Theory and modes of existence. From these perspectives, this book not only situates the March within wider literary networks, but also reads its texts as networking narratives that deconstruct binaries of centre and periphery, of local and global, of human and nonhuman, and even of reality and fiction themselves.
Enemy Intimacies and Strange Meetings in Writings of Conflict 1800-1918
Propaganda others the enemy as brutish, brutal, and lacking in humanity. By contrast, a wealth of literary and first-hand writings present switches in which the enemy becomes, as Wilfred Owen famously put it, a 'strange friend'. This book focuses on moments of intimacy and reassessment between military enemies--truces, treatment of the wounded, relationships with prisoners of war. It is concerned with the work done by declarations of fellow feeling, both to challenge and enable militarism. The book explores enemy intimacies in literature, philosophy, and life writings to ask questions about the nature of amity, enmity, familiarity, and otherness. It ranges across British conflicts of the long nineteenth century, a period in which ideas about the uniqueness of combat experience coalesced with a European effort to secure a distinctive version of so-called civilized humanity. The sense that soldiers of the other side, bonded by experiences unavailable to civilians, were 'just like us' came into tension with views about the dissimilarity of other nations and races. This book considers which enemies can become familiar and which are held as other, investigating dividing lines of nation, race, religion, and culture. Enemy Intimacies and Strange Meetings asks how far these affectively powerful encounters can shift individual and wider narratives about civilisation and humanitarianism. Attention to the violence that can be done by claiming and denying fellow feeling is held in tension with hope in the queer possibilities of reoriented compassion. This book uncovers a rich cultural history of enemy intimacies to consider different orientations of cosmopolitanism and humanitarian fellow feeling, while recognizing and explaining the ways in which full international kinship remains elusive.
The David Discovery
The year was 702 C.E., the place North Africa's Aures Mountains. Al-Kahina, "the Sorceress" and princess of the Jewish Berber Jarawa tribe, prepared to lead her army in a last battle against invading Muslim forces. But not before sending her son, a descendant of the biblical King David, to safety.In 1799, Chaim Farhi, advisor to Jezzer Ali Pasha, governor of Sanjak Acre, readied defenses against Napoleon and his army. Aided by the British navy, the Sultan's forces break the French siege. But in the victory Farhi, his wife, daughter and young son-believed by the Jews of Acre to be of Davidic lineage-disappear. In 1969, a man walks into a New York City delicatessen. Half-forgotten aromas bring back memories of the day they murdered his family. He killed how many Iron Cross thugs but can't take the old potato and onion smell from his childhood? This man has a son, who as a man many women will not resist and who may be a descendant of King David.A stealth helicopter piloted by The Watchers snatches a young man, his mother and sister from a Havana beach. The boy is a singer whose songs captivate millions. His name is David, like his father and grandfather before him... Jews pray daily for mosiach, the Davidic king who will rule from Jerusalem. Mystics say each generation contains it candidates. Verification comes with The David Discovery.
Song of the Land
Contributions by Jennifer Ansbach, Jani L. Barker, Melissa Bedford, Helen Bond, Wanda M. Brooks, Susan Browne, Sabrina Carnesi, Emily Cardinali Cormier, Y. Falami Devoe, Bahar Eshraq, Latrice Ferguson, Catharine Kane, Michelle H. Martin, Devika Mehra, Ngozi Onuora, Lauren Rizzuto, Shelly Shaffer, Bryanna Tidmarsh, Ann Van Wig, Annette Wannamaker, and Raen Parker Washington A major figure in African American children's literature, Mildred D. Taylor (b. 1943), has been publishing groundbreaking, award-winning books for fifty years, including Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Song of the Trees, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, The Friendship, The Road to Memphis, and The Land. Taylor's renowned Logan family saga has become a staple in classrooms and libraries, resonating internationally with its profound impact on readers. Her significance in literature extends beyond captivating storytelling. She has effectively illuminated the struggles and triumphs of African American families, challenging societal norms and shedding light on historical injustices. Through compelling narratives rooted in personal experiences and family history, Taylor has enriched the literary landscape and sparked crucial conversations about race, resilience, and the enduring power of love and courage in the face of adversity. Yet, her significant literary contributions have not received the critical recognition they deserve. Seeking to fill that gap, Song of the Land: Celebrating the Works of Mildred D. Taylor, brings together creative and critical responses to Taylor's work and ongoing legacy. The chapters in this anthology represent an array of disciplines and theoretical lenses, highlighting the impact of African American children's literature. Song of the Land is an invitation to learn more about Taylor's work, which lays bare the dangers of white supremacy and racism in American society.
Great Telugu Short Stories Volume 2 (1948-1970) - A Collection of Some of the Finest Telugu Short Stories
This is an anthology of 35 short stories penned by 17 great Telugu writers and first published between 1948 and 1970. Translated into English for a global audience by Rayasam Srinivas Rao as part of his ongoing effort to translate a hundred stories published between 1910 and 1990. This volume follows volume 1, which contains English translations of 25 of the finest Telugu short stories published between 1910 (the inception of the short story) and 1947 (Indian Independence). All the original authors in this volume have a special place in the annals of Telugu literature for their contributions. Many of them have won national and state recognition through Sahitya Akademi awards. By the 1950s, the Telugu short story acquired technical sophistication and international recognition. Palagummi Padmaraju's 'Gaalivaana' (translated as The Tempest in this volume) won the second prize in an international competition held by the New York Herald Tribune in 1952. The stories in this volume will expose the reader to the extraordinary creative ability of the Telugu writers and will also give them a glimpse of the varied topics the writers touched upon. The internal problems of the newly independent and diverse Indian society. Middleclass themes, social evils, the exploitation of the poor by the moneyed class, the oppressive practice of untouchability and other kinds of caste discrimination, corruption, drought, famine, the movement of rural population to urban areas, and discrimination against women- offered a great wealth and variety of topics for the short stories by gifted creative writers. The stories presented in this volume capture all the themes, movements and trends that have swept across the Telugu land in the post-independence era, such as socialism, communism, feminism, the civil rights movement, and the Dalit movement. This rich set of stories represents the lives of Telugu people, including the urban and rural upper middle class, the middle class, the downtrodden, professionals, and beggars. These stories try to appeal to the global reader while retaining the original Telugu cultural nuances as much as possible.
Reorienting the East
The first comprehensive investigation of premodern Jewish travel writing about the Islamic world Reorienting the East explores the Islamic world as it was encountered, envisioned, and elaborated by Jewish travelers from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. The first comprehensive investigation of Jewish travel writing from this era, this study engages with questions raised by postcolonial studies and contributes to the debate over the nature and history of Orientalism as defined by Edward Said. Examining two dozen Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic travel accounts from the mid-twelfth to the early sixteenth centuries, Martin Jacobs asks whether Jewish travelers shared Western perceptions of the Islamic world with their Christian counterparts. Most Jews who detailed their journeys during this period hailed from Christian lands and many sailed to the Eastern Mediterranean aboard Christian-owned vessels. Yet Jacobs finds that their descriptions of the Near East subvert or reorient a decidedly Christian vision of the region. The accounts from the crusader era, in particular, are often critical of the Christian church and present glowing portraits of Muslim-Jewish relations. By contrast, some of the later travelers discussed in the book express condescending attitudes toward Islam, Muslims, and Near Eastern Jews. Placing shifting perspectives on the Muslim world in their historical, social, and literary contexts, Jacobs interprets these texts as mirrors of changing Jewish self-perceptions. As he argues, the travel accounts echo the various ways in which premodern Jews negotiated their mingled identities, which were neither exclusively Western nor entirely Eastern.
Great Telugu Short Stories Volume 2 (1948-1970) - A Collection of Some of the Finest Telugu Short Stories
This is an anthology of 35 short stories penned by 17 great Telugu writers and first published between 1948 and 1970. Translated into English for a global audience by Rayasam Srinivas Rao as part of his ongoing effort to translate a hundred stories published between 1910 and 1990. This volume follows volume 1, which contains English translations of 25 of the finest Telugu short stories published between 1910 (the inception of the short story) and 1947 (Indian Independence). All the original authors in this volume have a special place in the annals of Telugu literature for their contributions. Many of them have won national and state recognition through Sahitya Akademi awards. By the 1950s, the Telugu short story acquired technical sophistication and international recognition. Palagummi Padmaraju's 'Gaalivaana' (translated as The Tempest in this volume) won the second prize in an international competition held by the New York Herald Tribune in 1952. The stories in this volume will expose the reader to the extraordinary creative ability of the Telugu writers and will also give them a glimpse of the varied topics the writers touched upon. The internal problems of the newly independent and diverse Indian society. Middleclass themes, social evils, the exploitation of the poor by the moneyed class, the oppressive practice of untouchability and other kinds of caste discrimination, corruption, drought, famine, the movement of rural population to urban areas, and discrimination against women- offered a great wealth and variety of topics for the short stories by gifted creative writers. The stories presented in this volume capture all the themes, movements and trends that have swept across the Telugu land in the post-independence era, such as socialism, communism, feminism, the civil rights movement, and the Dalit movement. This rich set of stories represents the lives of Telugu people, including the urban and rural upper middle class, the middle class, the downtrodden, professionals, and beggars. These stories try to appeal to the global reader while retaining the original Telugu cultural nuances as much as possible.
Revue d'Etudes Medievales Et de Philologie Romane
Jean-Pierre Chambon, Flamenca. De la langue a la contextualisation de l'oeuvre et a l'auteur - Anthony J. Fredette, The Roman de Thebes and medieval commentary on the Thebaid - Catherine Emerson, Reading the Roman de la Rose in the age of print. How Guillaume Le Roy's edition shaped reader annotations in five digitized editions and Oxford, Bodleian Douce 194 - Jacques Pericard, Les mots du droit durant le haut Moyen Age (ixe-Xe siecles). L'exemple de quelques manuscrits gloses
La Revue Des Lettres Modernes
Sjef Houppermans, Jules Verne et Raymond Roussel entre deux siecles - Pierre Bazantay, Raymond Roussel est dans Le Journal. Partie 1: 1910-1923 - Mathieu Jung, Roussel et Joyce. Paroxysmes au regard du signifiant - Patrick Besnier, Roussel au temps d'Averty
The German National Imagination from the Early Modern Period to the Present
The German cultural and historical imagination has played a central role in shaping narratives of national belonging. This historically situated engagement with cultural narratives in a changing landscape reveals many different versions of national identity. The essays in this volume address how a variety of German voices, from early modern travellers, to musicians, intellectuals and literary writers, have thought and fought about narratives associated with the German national idea, from the early modern period to the present. The essays analyse different understandings of the relationship between past and present, the individual and the collective, aesthetic forms and political imaginaries. They cast light on the specific social and political formations that have given rise to different versions of German collective identity since the seventeenth century, and on the self-understanding in the twenty-first century of the Federal Republic.The volume is dedicated to Joachim Whaley, Emeritus Pro-fessor of German History and Thought at the University of Cambridge, in celebration of his distinguished scholarship, across the disciplines of History and of German Studies, and his inspiring teaching which has ranged from the Holy Roman Empire to the twenty-first century.
Child as Citizen
Contributions by Daniela Brockdorff, Nina Christensen, Jill Coste, Katrin Dautel, Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, Giuliana Fenech, Naomi Hamer, Irena Barbara Kalla, Anne Klomberg, Sonali Kulkarni, Elizabeth Leach-Leung, Ann Marie Murnaghan, Emily Murphy, Emilie Owens, Nicola Parker, Patrycja Poniatowska, Meg Rosoff, and Farriba Schulz. Child as Citizen: Agency and Activism in Children's Literature and Culture addresses children's and young adult agency and activism across literature and culture, demonstrating how these forces influence child citizenship. Contributors to this volume highlight the agentic voices and activist practices that are growing across all spheres of young people's lives, as well as the challenges to active citizenship that children growing up in unjust sociopolitical contexts face. The volume is interdisciplinary and draws on the sociology of childhood, children's literature studies, youth culture studies, media, technology, and cultural studies, and Anthropocene, ecofeminist, and disability studies. Agency occurs in and around literature and storytelling, and this collection establishes how it is always influenced by identity as well as geopolitics; how it is both subjective and collective; how it is cultural and embodied; and how, like citizenship, it is not a static status but rather an ongoing negotiation. In this collection, contributors invite readers to consider agency as a system of relations between children themselves, between children and adults, children and institutions, and children and nation-states, as well as between children and the nonhuman. This book reviews the interconnectedness between these relationships and attempts to untangle some of the complications that emerge.
Translation Landscapes
Contemporary Galician literature is a central pillar of Galician cultural production and a key driver of the consolidation of Galicia's identity in the twenty-first century, yet it remains largely invisible outside of the borders of Spain. In Translation Landscapes: Contemporary Galician Fiction in English, Laura Linares examines how Galician fiction is articulated for an anglophone readership, exploring the complex global landscapes where translations occur, the impact of the intricate relationship between Galician and Spanish literatures in the former's internationalization and reception in the Anglosphere, and the reconstruction of Galician identity in translated texts. This first book-length study of the topic provides new insights on cultural representation in translation and engages with the tensions inherent in the internationalization of a minoritized culture into a hegemonic one in a globalized world.Laura Linares is a graduate of University College Cork and currently lectures in Spanish and Translation Studies at the University of Limerick.
Child as Citizen
Contributions by Daniela Brockdorff, Nina Christensen, Jill Coste, Katrin Dautel, Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, Giuliana Fenech, Naomi Hamer, Irena Barbara Kalla, Anne Klomberg, Sonali Kulkarni, Elizabeth Leach-Leung, Ann Marie Murnaghan, Emily Murphy, Emilie Owens, Nicola Parker, Patrycja Poniatowska, Meg Rosoff, and Farriba Schulz. Child as Citizen: Agency and Activism in Children's Literature and Culture addresses children's and young adult agency and activism across literature and culture, demonstrating how these forces influence child citizenship. Contributors to this volume highlight the agentic voices and activist practices that are growing across all spheres of young people's lives, as well as the challenges to active citizenship that children growing up in unjust sociopolitical contexts face. The volume is interdisciplinary and draws on the sociology of childhood, children's literature studies, youth culture studies, media, technology, and cultural studies, and Anthropocene, ecofeminist, and disability studies. Agency occurs in and around literature and storytelling, and this collection establishes how it is always influenced by identity as well as geopolitics; how it is both subjective and collective; how it is cultural and embodied; and how, like citizenship, it is not a static status but rather an ongoing negotiation. In this collection, contributors invite readers to consider agency as a system of relations between children themselves, between children and adults, children and institutions, and children and nation-states, as well as between children and the nonhuman. This book reviews the interconnectedness between these relationships and attempts to untangle some of the complications that emerge.
After Clarice
Forty years after her death, Clarice Lispector's startling oeuvre continues to fascinate readers and scholars. Internationally acclaimed writers, from H矇l癡ne Cixous to Colm T籀ib穩n, have acknowledged the transformative influence of her writing on their own work. Translations of her novels and short stories appear every year in many languages, making her one of the most widely translated and retranslated Portuguese-language writers of the twentieth century. After Clarice: Reading Lispector's Legacy in the Twenty-First Century brings together scholars, authors, artists, and translators working in a wide range of languages and disciplines to address Lispector's place, as a Brazilian writer, in twenty-first century configurations of world literature. It aims to evaluate the fluctuations and swerves in Lispector's critical fortunes, focusing on the way her works have been reread and transformed in other languages, genres, and media.Gathering scholarly articles, works of fiction and poetry, personal essays and archival material, this volume explores Lispector's status as a Jewish writer; issues of identity, class, race, gender and sexuality in her work; translation and reception, as well as the politics of publishing and marketing Lispector for international readerships. In addition to her stories and novels, After Clarice also examines Lispector's journalism, writing for children, interviews, music and visual art collaborations, and considers how these activities have garnered her new readers in a wide range of disciplines.
Zola's Painters
As the author of the twenty-volume Rougon-Macquart series, ?mile Zola enjoys a reputation as one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century: but his essays on painting, and in particular his early championing of Manet, mark him out also as one of the most significant art critics of the age. Zola's Painters is the first book to explore the entirety of this body of work in its own right: some 150 texts written over thirty years. Robert Lethbridge, editor of the new Classiques Garnier edition of this corpus (two-thirds of which he unearthed himself from the newspapers in which they original appeared), now offers a radical reevaluation of Zola's writing on contemporary artists. The novelist's approval of the Impressionists, for example, must be seen in the light of an equal admiration for the Old Masters, which sits uneasily with Zola's modernist credentials as they are celebrated by posterity.Robert Lethbridge is a Life Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and Emeritus Professor of French Language and Literature in the University of London. He is currently Hon. Professor at the University of St Andrews.
The Poems and Songs of Henry Hall of Hereford
Henry Hall (c. 1656-1707), Organist of Hereford Cathedral and composer of church music, was also a compulsive writer of lively and irreverent verse, a notably convivial local personality, and a fiercely Jacobite opponent of William III and Mary II. Political satires feature prominently among the 150 mainly unpublished poems and songs attributable to him. These also include outspoken epistles to like-minded male friends, local satires, drinking songs, love poems, riddles, and tributes to national figures, among them John Dryden and his friend Henry Purcell. In this first study of Hall's poetic output Oliver Pickering places him in context and surveys in detail the manuscript and printed circulation of his work. Twenty-five poems have been chosen for editing, all but one previously unpublished.Oliver Pickering, formerly Deputy Head of Special Collections in Leeds University Library, is Honorary Fellow in the School of English at Leeds and a Fellow of the English Association.
Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon remains one of the greatest and most influential postcolonial thinkers. If he has been analysed by turns as a political thinker, a philosopher and a psychiatrist, however, he has less often been examined as a reader of literature. Yet his writing is littered with references to literary works, he is often cited by postcolonial literary critics as a reference point, and his own work is a richly textured aesthetic enterprise. Literary texts are woven into his philosophical, political, and psychological analyses, and repeatedly serve as springboards and interlocutors for his own, interdisciplinary reflections on racism, colonialism, and revolution.Hiddleston offers a rigorous analysis of Fanon's engagement with literature, and provides detailed readings of Fanon's often eclectic and wayward readings of literary works in order to uncover both his mixed responses to them and his evolving understanding of literarity. In so doing, she examines his vision for the transformative power of literature and its capacity for a dynamic, revolutionary form of 'invention', while analysing how far this vision is played out in works he read or that complement his thought.Jane Hiddleston is Professor of Literatures in French, and a Fellow of Exeter College, at the University of Oxford.
Making Space in Post-War France
Winner of the 2024 Gapper Prize, awarded annually by the Society for French Studies for the best book of its year by a scholar working in French studies in Britain or Ireland.The decades after World War II saw France's look, feel and lived realities transformed by spatial planning and modernization. Am矇nagement du territoire was a technical and administrative project, but was also political, moral and philosophical, as well as creative and imaginative. It was driven by a powerful obsession with the future and a belief that spatial planning could create the future in the present. During the presidency of Charles de Gaulle (1958-69), it became a vehicle for reasserting France's place in the world after decolonization and expressing its grandeur as an advanced civilization.In Making Space in Post-war France, Edward Welch tracks the conceptual, ideological and discursive foundations of am矇nagement, mining an array of material from legislative texts to publicity brochures to investigate how visions of the future were articulated and inscribed on the ground as new towns, infrastructure and other expressions of modernity. He ranges across work by writers, filmmakers and photographers to explore how modernized landscapes and their effect on lived experience begin to permeate French culture during the 1970s and 80s, and how the legacies of spatial planning are negotiated politically, socially and culturally from the 1990s into the new millennium as the French state wrestles with the different pressures affecting its territory.Edward Welch is Carnegie Professor of French at the University of Aberdeen.
Fiction as History
Fiction as History is an interdisciplinary analysis of over twenty Angolan novels written from the 1960s to the 2010s by some of the country's most celebrated writers: Pepetela, Manuel dos Santos Lima, Manuel Pacavira, Manuel Rui, Boaventura Cardoso, Jos矇 Eduardo Agualusa, Sousa Jamba and Ondjaki. Boulanger examines how fiction played a key role in shaping Angolan national identity and denouncing Portuguese colonial propaganda. In a country where many authors became state officials and members of the ruling party after independence, she uncovers also the interplay of literary resistance and complicities, and Angolan writers' own political, social and male biases.Rejecting Western academic separations of literature and history, power and poetics, this study centres African hist-orio-graphies and modes of storytelling to focus on Angolan writers' own retelling of their country's distant and more recent past, from the Atlantic slave-trade and the creation of the Creole elite to the anticolonial armed struggle or the failed coup attempt of 27 May 1977. Dr Doroth矇e Boulanger is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, and a Junior Research Fellow of Jesus College.
Dwelling on Grief
How and why do we write about mourning? How does narrative assist us when we dwell on, in, and with grief? What forms of community and even consolation do mournful texts offer? In this broad-ranging volume, twelve contributors grapple with these questions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives: Comparative Literature, Modern Languages, English, Music, Politics, and Biology. Chapters reflect upon different forms and expressions of grief across a very broad expanse of time, from the earliest evidence of human burial to contemporary grief memoirs, environmental mourning, and the coronavirus pandemic. In between, particular attention is paid both to medieval poetic traditions of mourning and to the responses of later readers to such texts. Four creative critical contributions are interspersed throughout the volume as witnesses to the imbrication of life and art in grief.Simona Corso is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Roma Tre; Florian Mussgnug is Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Studies at University College London; Jennifer Rushworth is Associate Professor of French and Comparative Literature at University College London.
Last Scene of All
Death in classical tragedy is an ending: a symbolic moment of catharsis, read by the audience according to theatrical and cultural tradition. Yet any stage death is also a non-ending: just one in a series of repeated (re)presentations, by an actor who will live (and die) again. Spanning six centuries and seven countries, this study considers how different dramatic authors have engaged with this tension, examining the representation of death as theme and practice; culturally-inflected symbol and never-ending ending. In tracing how Western authors since the sixteenth century have played with and against classical notions of endings and closure, these essays explore the potential and limits of the physical stage for confronting human mortality.Jessica Goodman is Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in French at St Catherine's College, Oxford.
Narrative Strategies for Participation in Dante's Divine Comedy
Since the earliest days of its circulation, Dante's Divine Comedy has drawn readers into conversation with it, but what is it that makes the poem so particularly involving? And why might videogames help us understand this better?Drawing on new theories in cognitive neuroscience and videogame critical theory, in this ground-breaking analysis Katherine Powlesland reveals the narrative strategies by which Dante invites the reader into an unusually cognitively participatory experience of the journey out of the dark wood and towards the encounter with the divine. By reading key narrated interactions in the poem through certain videogame mechanics of participation, Powlesland sheds new light on the poet's ingenious deployment of textual narratological mechanisms of immersion, world creation, perspective, narrative mediation, and narrative indeterminacy. In this way, she demonstrates how Dante's narrative innovations cue an experience of embodied immersion - so-called 'presence' - at the virtual encounters of the poem, blurring cognitive boundaries between the virtual and the real, and irresistibly drawing the responsive reader into repeated participation in those conversations.Katherine Powlesland gained her PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2018.
The Experience of Colour in Lorca's Theatre
Federico Garcia Lorca's (1898-1936) powerful and experimental colour-work is a critically undernourished aspect of his craft, particularly in terms of colour's psychological, bodily and material agency. Breaking away from scholarly preoccupations with Lorca's sexuality, with the division of his work along temporal and stylistic lines, and with colour symbolism, Jade Boyd's readings of Lorca's ten full-length completed plays (1920-1936) examine how his colour-work forms part of a sustained experimentation with his visceral and intersensory 'theatre of poetry'. Drawing on theoretical engagement with colour, in the visual arts, in material culture, in literary criticism and in cultural studies, her study opens up mutually beneficial perspectives on colour for readers across Colour Studies, Modern Language Studies, Theatre Studies, and Medical Humanities.Jade Boyd is a graduate of the University of Bristol and works at Oxford University Press.
Residual Figuration in Samuel Beckett and Alberto Giacometti
In 1945, Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) brought back to Paris six matchboxes filled with the work of his war years: minute figurines that crumbled upon a single touch. Around this time, Irish playwright Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) began writing plays, first Eleutheria and then Waiting for Godot. When they came together in 1961 to collaborate on a re-staging of Godot, both had turned their attention to different types of figures: Giacometti to lanky, attenuated figures that seem to erode into their environment, and Beckett to increasingly disembodied characters, such as Henry and Ada in Embers. What can we make of this turn in depicting figures that seem to make and unmake themselves in our processes of perceiving them? Through a close examination of Beckett's dramatic works and Giacometti's art, Lin Li traces the development of this peculiar type of figuration and uncovers its implications on personhood, rhetoric and inter-medial reading.Lin Li is research associate at the University of Antwerp.
