Veering : : A Theory of Literature / / Nicholas Royle.

Reflections on the figure of veering form the basis for a new theory of literatureExploring 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 ‘cre...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2011
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:The Frontiers of Theory : FRTH
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Physical Description:1 online resource (232 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Series Editor’s Preface
  • Advertisement
  • 1. Casting Off
  • 2. Reading a Novel
  • 3. Reading a Poem
  • 4. Drama: An Aside
  • 5. The Essay: A Note (On Being Late)
  • 6. On Critical and Creative Writing
  • 7. The Literary Turn
  • 8. Veerer: Where Ghosts Live
  • 9. Veerer: Reading Melville’s ‘Bartleby’
  • 10. Veering with Lawrence
  • Appendix: A Note on Nodism
  • Index