Veering : a theory of literature /

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Reflections on the figure of veering form the basis for a new theory of literature. Exploring images of swerving, loss of control, digressing and deviating, Veering provides new critical perspectives on all major literary genres: the novel, poetry, drama, the short story and the essay, as well as &#...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Royle, Nicholas, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2011.
Series:Frontiers of theory.
Subjects:
Criticism.
Literature, Modern > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Criticism
Literaturtheorie
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Casting off
  • Reading a novel
  • Reading a poem
  • Drama: an aside
  • The essay: a note (on being late)
  • On critical and creative writing
  • The literary turn
  • Veerer: where ghosts live
  • Veerer: reading Melville's 'Bartleby' A small case of civil disobedience
  • Veering with Lawrence.

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