Literary studies and the pursuits of reading

Downing Eric, Hess J M, Benson Richard (eds)

ISBN 10: 157113431X / ISBN 13: 9781571134318

Edité par Camden House, 2012

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Part 1 Medieval and early modern practices of reading; Part 11 Reading, secularization and transcendence in the long 19C;Part 111 Theories and practices of reading the 20C and beyond Part1V Postscripts and the end of reading.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Literary studies and the pursuits of reading
• Éditeur: Camden House
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 157113431X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781571134318
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Laminated

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Synopsis

Focuses critical attention once again on the nature and process of reading, taking into account both current theory and historical investigations. Thirty years ago, when theory emerged as integral to literary studies, investigations into the nature of reading dominated academic criticism. Since then, as cultural studies and historical approaches have gained ascendancy, critical focus on reading has waned. This collection of new essays by leading scholars of German and comparative literature, inspired by the work of the long-time and influential scholar of reading Clayton Koelb, puts the study of reading back at center stage, considering current theory on reading, emotion, and affect alongside historical investigations into cultural practices of reading as they have changed over time. Topics addressed include ancient practicesof magic reading; Christian conversionary reading; the emergence of silent reading in the Middle Ages; Renaissance ekphrastic reading; homeopathy, reading and Romanticism; and German-Jewish reading cultures in the nineteenth century. The volume will be of interest to scholars and students of literary criticism, German Studies, comparative literature, and European history. Contributors: Richard V. Benson, Stanley Corngold, Eric Downing, Darryl Gless, Ruth V. Gross, Jonathan Hess, Janice Hewlett Koelb, Alice Kuzniar, Ann Marie Rasmussen, Jeffrey L. Sammons, Gary Shapiro, Kathryn Starkey, Christopher Wild. Eric Downing is Hanes Distinguished Term Professor of German, English, and Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Jonathan M. Hess is Professor of German and Moses M. and Hannah L. Malkin Distinguished Term Professor of Jewish History and Culture at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Richard V. Benson is Visiting Assistant Professor of German at Valparaiso University.

À propos des auteurs

ERIC DOWNING, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, is the guest editor of Nexus 5.

JEFFREY L. SAMMONS is Professor Emeritus, Yale University

Professor of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Texas at Arlington