Veering : a theory of literature /

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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Main Author: Royle, Nicholas, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011
Series:Frontiers of theory.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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.