| Description |
xx, 537 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cultural memory in the present |
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Cultural memory in the present.
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| Contents |
Contents for 'J. Hillis Miller; or, Boustrophedonic Reading' -- Abbreviations for Works / J. Hillis Miller. 1. Prolegomena, Connection, and Disconnection. 2. A Human Head with an Equine Neck. 3. Narrativity, Example (Exemplarity), Endlessness, Uncontrolled Performatives -- Contents for 'Black Holes'. 1. Literary Study in the Transnational University. 2. The Grounds of Love: Anthony Trollope's Ayala's Angel. 3. Fractal Proust -- Coda: The Excess of Reading |
| Summary |
Black holes analyzes changes in the contemporary research university of the West, and aims to discover what the function of the humanities might be in this new kind of university. Miller concludes with sections on Trollope and Proust that attempt to show how otherness is exemplified in the work of two fundamentally dissimilar authors. Asensi's text is a comprehensive interpretation of Miller's work in general |
| Notes |
The Asensi portion of the book is a translation from an untitled and as yet unpublished manuscript in Spanish |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [494]-537) |
| Subject |
Miller, J. Hillis (Joseph Hillis), 1928-
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Miller, J. Hillis (Joseph Hillis), 1928- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922. À la recherche du temps perdu.
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Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882. Ayala's angel
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Criticism.
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Difference (Psychology) in literature.
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Literature -- Research.
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| Author |
Asensi, Manuel, 1959-
J. Hillis Miller, or, Boustrophedonic reading
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Asensi, Manuel, 1959-
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| LC no. |
98041706 |
| ISBN |
0804732434 (alk. paper) |
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0804732442 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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