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Maurice Blanchot
Taylor and Francis 1996; US$ 51.00This timely collection of essays is the first to be written on the work of Maurice Blanchot in English. One of the finest writers of our time, Blanchot is a contemporary of Bataille and Levinas; his writing has influenced the likes of Derrida and Foucault. Eminent commentators featured here include: Simon Critchley, Paul Davies, Cristopher Fynsk,... more...
Nächte der Aufklärung
De Gruyter 2007; US$ 112.00The studies offer a comprehensive literary interpretation of the novels Voyage au bout de la nuit by Louis-Ferdinand Céline and Die Schlafwandler by Hermann Broch. Against the background of related subject matter ? the crisis in Europe after the First World War ? and with special reference to the authors? prophetic approach, the novels are examined... more...
Planet of the Apes
ECW Press 2000; US$ 10.95The unauthorized history of one of the most popular movies of all time, released in 1967, Planet of the Apes was a top-ten box-office hit that captivated audiences with its provocative vision of the future. Over the next decade it spawned four sequels, a television series, an animated series, two comic books, and hundreds of merchandise tie-ins.... more...
Henri Michaux
Clarendon Press 2005; US$ 119.99Henri Michaux is widely recognized as a major twentieth-century French poet and painter. Although his fascination with universal languages has attracted critical attention, it has up until now been treated as a marginal concern. This study argues that Michaux's ideas on universal languages are central to an understanding of his works. - ;Henri... more...
Before Auschwitz
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 44.95This book analyses Irene Némirovsky?s literary production in its relationship to the literary and cultural context of the inter-war period in France. It examines topics of central importance to our understanding of the literary field in France in the period, such as: the close relationship between politics and literature; the historical, political,... more...
Jean Cocteau
Reaktion Books 2008; US$ 20.95Evaluating Cocteau?s career and his fascinating personal life on equal terms, James Williams offers here a groundbreaking analysis that sets them both within highly revealing historical and artistic contexts. more...
Writing against Deat
Editions Rodopi 2005; US$ 70.00Much has been written on Simone de Beauvoir, one of Frances leading intellectual figures of the 20th century. The sheer volume of her autobiographical writings testifies to her indefatigable questioning of the nature of existence and her personal and public engagement in the world over the best part of a century. This study aims to re-evaluate... more...
Samuel Becketts Endgame
Editions Rodopi 2007; US$ 84.00This collection of essays the first volume in the Dialogue series brings together new and experienced scholars to present innovative critical approaches to Samuel Becketts play Endgame . These essays broach a broad range of topics, many of which are inherently controversial and have generated significant levels of debate in the... more...
Henri Michaux
Editions Rodopi 2007; US$ 98.00Henri Michaux is both a recognised poet and visual artist, arguably one of the greatest double artists of the twentieth century. This book presents the first detailed examination of a particular interdisciplinary aspect of his production, namely, the innovative experimentation with signs contained in four works: Mouvements, Par la voie... more...









