Literary Criticism : Semiotics & Literary Theory

Lloyd's book is a provocative essay on the fragmen tation of the self as explored in philosophy and literature. The past is irrevocable, conscious ness changes as time passes: given this can there ever be such a thing as the unity of the self? more...

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Examining work on nationality in literal, critical and cultural theory, this book explores how the concepts of community, the International, nomadism, deterritorialization, cosmopolitanism, hospitality, the native informant, hybridity and postcolonial agency can provoke a different understanding of national identity. more...

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Until recently, studies of the Bible centered on finding sources for historical knowledge, theological insights, or ethical advice, overlooking the true beauty of the words in the "book of books." This collection of six essays by noted literary critics and biblical scholars--including Harold Bloom, Hans Frei, Frank Kermode, James Robinson, Donald Foster, and Herbert Schneidau--breaks new ground by exploring the Bible as poetry, rhetoric, and narrative. The authors treat such issues involved in biblical narrative as its genesis, its revisionist dynamic, its fictional character, its interpretive nature, and its contradictions, prejudices, and claims. McConnell's lively, readable introduction elucidates and unifies the book's themes. more...

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A paradigmatic contribution to literary theory and interpretation out of the writings of Latin America. more...

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This second edition contains several new and revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Joyce's politics and the changes wrought by gender studies on criticism of his work. The volume is stimulating and full of rich and accessible insights which will provoke thought and discussion in and out of the classroom. more...

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