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On the Inconvenience of Other People by Lauren Berlant
RRP: £21.99£18.79In On the Inconvenience of Other People Lauren Berlant continues to explore our affective engagement with the world. Berlant focuses on the encounter with and the desire for the bother of other people and objects, showing that to be driven toward... -
Keats's Odes: A Lover' Discourse by Anahid Nersessian 9781804290347
RRP: £12.99£8.48"When I say this book is a love story, I mean it is about things that cannot be gotten over-like this world, and some of the people in it."In 1819, the poet John Keats wrote six poems that would become known as the Great Odes. Some of them-"Ode to a... -
Fiction in the Quantum Universe by Susan Strehle 9780807843659
RRP: £42.95£35.12In this outstanding book Susan Strehle argues that a new fiction has developed from the influence of modern physics. She calls this new fiction actualism, and within that framework she offers a critical analysis of major novels by Thomas Pynchon, Robert... -
Class War: A Literary History by Mark Steven
RRP: £18.99£12.71A thrilling and vivid work of history, Class War weaves together literature and politics to chart the making and unmaking of social class through revolutionary combat. In a narrative that spans the globe and more than two centuries of history, Mark... -
Cultural Theory: An Anthology by Imre Szeman 9781405180825
RRP: £33.95£32.38Cultural Theory: An Anthology is a collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory Features a historically diverse and methodologically concise collection of readings including rare essays... -
The Art of Fiction by David Lodge
RRP: £10.99£8.28In this entertaining and enlightening collection David Lodge considers the art of fiction under a wide range of headings, drawing on writers as diverse as Henry James, Martin Amis, Jane Austen and James Joyce. Looking at ideas such as the Intrusive... -
Sex on the Couch: What Freud Still Has To Teach Us About Sex and Gender by Richard Boothby
RRP: £36.99£34.06At just the moment when many people are ready to throw Freud on to the ash-heap of intellectual history, Sex on the Couch rescues from Freud's theories a fascinating series of reflections on the nature of sexuality and gender. Richard Boothby... -
The Imperative to Write: Destitutions of the Sublime in Kafka, Blanchot, and Beckett by Jeff Fort 9780823254699
RRP: £58.00£47.46Is writing haunted by a categorical imperative? Does the Kantian sublime continue to shape the writer's vocation, even for twentieth-century authors? What precise shape, form, or figure does this residue of sublimity take in the fictions that follow from... -
By Any Other Name: A Cultural History of the Rose by Simon Morley
RRP: £25.00£18.15A beautifully illustrated history of the Queen of Flowers and her enduring power in our gardens, art, religion and imagination. 'Fascinating... I'll never look at a rose in quite the same way again.' Adrian Tinniswood The rose is bursting with... -
So Much Longing in So Little Space: The art of Edvard Munch by Karl Ove Knausgaard
RRP: £16.99£12.28In So Much Longing in So Little Space, Karl Ove Knausgaard explores the life and work of Edvard Munch. Setting out to understand the enduring power of Munch's painting, Knausgaard reflects on the essence of creativity, on choosing to be an artist,... -
The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet by Prof Jeff Jarvis
RRP: £20.00£14.98The Gutenberg Parenthesis traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present - and draws out lessons for the age to come. The age of print is a grand exception in history. For five centuries it fostered what some call print... -
Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Culler
RRP: £8.99£6.45What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in this Very Short Introduction to literary theory. Often a... -
Carl Schmitt and The Buribunks: Technology, Law, Literature by Edwin Bikundo 9780367548919
RRP: £39.99£36.71In 1918 a young Carl Schmitt published a short satirical fiction entitled The Buribunks. He imagined a future society of beings who consistently wrote and disseminated their personal diaries. Schmitt would go on to become the infamous philosopher of the... -
Deceit, Desire, and the Novel: Self and Other in Literary Structure by Rene Girard
RRP: £29.00£25.58This study extends beyond the scope of literature into the psychology of much of our contemporary scene, including fashion, advertising, and propaganda techniques. In considering such aspects, the author goes beyond the domain of pure aesthetics and... -
Minds on Stage: Greek Tragedy and Cognition by Felix Budelmann 9780192888938
RRP: £83.00£75.34Greek tragedy parades, tests, stimulates, and upends human cognition. Characters plot deception, try to fathom elusive gods, and fail to recognise loved ones. Spectators observe the characters' cognitive limitations and contemplate their own, grapple... -
The Guide to James Joyce's Ulysses by Patrick Hastings
RRP: £18.00£14.52From the creator of UlyssesGuide.com, this essential guide to James Joyce's masterpiece weaves together plot summaries, interpretive analyses, scholarly perspectives, and historical and biographical context to create an easy-to-read, entertaining, and... -
Office by Dr. Sheila Liming
RRP: £9.99£7.45Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. From its origins in the late 19th century to its decline in the 21st, Sheila Liming's Office narrates a cultural history of a place that has... -
Imagination: A Very Short Introduction by Prof Jennifer Gosetti-Ferencei 9780198830023
RRP: £8.99£6.45Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Imagination: A Very Short Introduction explores imagination as a cognitive power and an essential dimension of human flourishing, demonstrating how imagination plays multiple roles in human... -
Postcolonialism: An Historical Introduction by Robert J. C. Young
RRP: £33.95£32.38This seminal work-now available in a 15th anniversary edition with a new preface-is a thorough introduction to the historical and theoretical origins of postcolonial theory. Provides a clearly written and wide-ranging account of postcolonialism, empire,... -
The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge by Jean-Francois Lyotard 9780719014505
RRP: £14.99£11.12Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed. This book extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status of science, technology, and the arts, the... -
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses
RRP: £15.99£10.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948226806Author Matthew SalessesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint CatapultPublisher Catapult -
Of Grammatology by Jacques Derrida 9781421419954
RRP: £32.50£29.41Jacques Derrida's revolutionary approach to phenomenology, psychoanalysis, structuralism, linguistics, and indeed the entire European tradition of philosophy-called deconstruction-changed the face of criticism. It provoked a questioning of philosophy,... -
Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative by Mieke Bal 9781442628342
RRP: £26.99£25.25Since its first publication in English in 1985, Mieke Bal's Narratology has become an international classic and the comprehensive introduction to the theory of narrative texts, both literary and non-literary. Providing insights into how readers interpret... -
Literature Against Itself: Literary Ideas in Modern Society by Gerald Graff 9781566630979
£13.79Since its first publication more than fifteen years ago, Literature Against Itself has achieved wide recognition as the first major critique of post-1960s cultural radicalism-and still, one of the best. In it, Gerald Graff argues that the reigning... -
Literary Theory: A Complete Introduction by Sara Upstone
RRP: £14.99£9.32Literary theory has now become integral to how we produce literary criticism. When critics write about a text, they no longer think just about the biographical or historical contexts of the work, but also about the different approaches that literary... -
The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies by Neil Lazarus
RRP: £33.99£29.66The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies, first published in 2004, offers a lucid introduction and overview of one of the most important strands in recent literary theory and cultural studies. The volume aims to introduce readers to key... -
Introducing Semiotics: A Graphic Guide by Paul Cobley
RRP: £8.99£7.07"Introducing Semiotics" outlines the development of sign study from its classical precursors to contemporary post-structuralism. Through Paul Cobley's incisive text and Litza Jansz's brilliant illustrations, it identifies the key semioticians and their... -
Mimesis in a Cognitive Perspective: Mallarme, Flaubert, and Eminescu by Nicolae Babuts
RRP: £130.00£116.54Mimesis is a critical and philosophical term going back to Aristotle. It carries a wide range of meanings, including imitation, representation, mimicry, the act of expression, and the presentation of self. In modern literary criticism, mimesis has... -
The Language of Fashion by Roland Barthes
RRP: £19.99£18.80Roland Barthes was one of the most widely influential thinkers of the 20th Century and his immensely popular and readable writings have covered topics ranging from wrestling to photography. The semiotic power of fashion and clothing were of perennial... -
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist: Understanding What Happens When We Write and Read Novels by Orhan Pamuk
RRP: £12.99£8.56Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature'Engaging, brilliant' Guardian'A talkative, tender meditation' Financial Times'Every novelist will want to read this' Daily TelegraphWhat happens within us when we read a novel? And how does a writer create its... -
The Content of the Form: Narrative Discourse and Historical Representation by Hayden V. White 9780801841156
RRP: £24.00£20.75Hayden White probes the notion of authority in art and literature and examines the problems of meaning - its production, distribution, and consumption-in different historical epochs. In the end, he suggests, the only meaning that history can have is the... -
Cruel Optimism by Lauren Berlant
RRP: £22.99£19.60A relation of cruel optimism exists when something you desire is actually an obstacle to your flourishing. Offering bold new ways of conceiving the present, Lauren Berlant describes the cruel optimism that has prevailed since the 1980s, as the... -
The Cambridge Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures in English by C. L. Innes
RRP: £26.99£22.80The past century has witnessed the extraordinary flowering of fiction, poetry and drama from countries previously colonised by Britain, an output which has changed the map of English literature. This introduction, from a leading figure in the field,... -
From Alienation to Forms of Life: The Critical Theory of Rahel Jaeggi by Amy Allen
RRP: £27.95£26.12The wide-ranging work of Rahel Jaeggi, a leading voice of the new generation of critical theorists, demonstrates how core concepts and methodological approaches in the tradition of the Frankfurt School can be updated, stripped of their dubious... -
Dear Science and Other Stories by Katherine McKittrick
RRP: £21.99£18.79In Dear Science and Other Stories Katherine McKittrick presents a creative and rigorous study of black and anticolonial methodologies. Drawing on black studies, studies of race, cultural geography, and black feminism as well as a mix of methods,... -
Plot: The Art of Story by Amy Jones
RRP: £5.99£4.11Why do some books grab you from the very first line?What did Aristotle have to say about the art of telling stories?Is there a secret structure to stories known by all the best writers? In this neat pocket book, English lecturer Amy Jones describes the... -
Lyotard and Politics by Stuart Sim
RRP: £27.99£25.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474456524Author Stuart SimFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press -
Narrative: Telling the Story by Amy Jones 9781907155475
RRP: £6.95£4.69What is the best way to tell a story? In first-person peripheral, or third-person focalised? Unfolding in the present, or as events in the past? Where is the camera? What is the lens? Where is the action? In this concise little book, educator Amy Jones... -
The Craft of Thought: Meditation, Rhetoric, and the Making of Images, 400-1200 by Mary Carruthers 9780521795418
RRP: £37.99£31.58The Craft of Thought, first published in 1998, is a companion to Mary Carruthers' earlier study of memory in medieval culture, The Book of Memory. This more recent volume examines medieval monastic meditation as a discipline for making thoughts, and... -
Production of Presence: What Meaning Cannot Convey by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht
RRP: £21.99£18.56Production of Presence is a comprehensive version of the thinking of Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, one of the most consistently original literary scholars writing today. It offers a personalized account of some of the central theoretical movements in literary...