Readings : Acts of Close Reading in Literary Theory by Julian Wolfreys - 2000

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2000. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 23.4 x 15.6 x 2.4 cm. An excellent copy in great condition. Cover shows faint signs of use, but is unmarked and undamaged. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Publisher's note: "Through a series of short essays, Readings traces the consideration given to the act of close reading in literary criticism and theory over the last thirty years. Focusing on short passages from a number of critical works, including those by Barthes, Cixous, de Man, Derrida, Foucault, Kristeva, Lacan and J. Hillis Miller amongst others, the essays enact close readings of the trope of reading - its movements and performances in each of the passages in question - so as to offer a more detailed comprehension of the nature of reading, and the ways in which critical thinking has transformed our understanding of what it means to read." [Publisher's description] Size: 23.4 x 15.6 x 2.4 cm. 192 pp. Text is in English. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Criticism -- History -- 20th century; Critique; Lecture; Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc; Literature -- Philosophy; Literary Studies; Semiotics & Theory; English Language; ISBN: 0748613528. ISBN/EAN: 9780748613526. Add. Inventory No: 240128RMR013119. . 9780748613526