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The Prefaces
This is the first scholarly edition of an important group of critical writings by Henry James, the Prefaces to his New York Edition (1907–9). It will be of value to James scholars and to scholars and advanced students of 19th- and 20th-century British and American literature and book history.
The Reception of Henry James in Europe
This collection of essays, prepared by an international team of scholars and translators, examines the ways in which Henry James was translated, published and reviewed in Europe.
States of Decadence
States of Decadence is a two volume anthology that focuses on the literary and cultural phenomenon of decadence. Particular attention is given to literature from the end of the 1800s, the fin de siècle; however, the essays presented here are not restricted to this historical period, but draw lines both back in time and forward to our day to illuminate the contradictory multiplicity inherent in decadence. Furthermore, the essays go beyond literary studies, drawing on a number of the tropes and themes of decadence manifested in the arts and culture, such as in music, opera, film, history, and even jewelry design. Volume 2 comprises essays on the following thematic areas: “Images of Decadent Women”, “Transmedia Decadence”, “Contemporary Decadence”, and “Poetic Decadence”. The contributors are part of an active network of international scholars from many different countries. As the expansive title of the volume suggests, they explore the decadent aesthetic approach to the arts, to culture, and to a worldview that juxtaposes a strange mixture of conservatism and rebellion, ambivalence and deep convictions.
Translation and the Arts in Modern France
Translation and the Arts in Modern France sits at the intersection of transposition, translation, and ekphrasis, finding resonances in these areas across periods, places, and forms. Within these contributions, questions of colonization, subjugation, migration, and exile connect Benin to Brittany, and political philosophy to the sentimental novel and to film. Focusing on cultural production from 1830 to the present and privileging French culture, the contributors explore interactions with other cultures, countries, and continents, often explicitly equating intercultural permeability with representational exchange. In doing so, the book exposes the extent to which moving between media and codes—the very process of translation and transposition—is a defining aspect of creativity across time, space, and disciplines.
The Bloomsbury Handbook to Ageing in Contemporary Literature and Film
Across more than 30 chapters spanning migration, queerness, and climate change, this handbook captures how the interdisciplinary and intersectional endeavor of Age(ing) studies has shaped contemporary literary and film studies. In the early 21st century, the literary study of age and ageing in its cultural context has 'come of age': it has come to supplement and challenge a public discourse on ageing seen mainly as a political and demographic 'problem' in many countries of the world. Following a tripartite structure, it looks first at literary and film genres and how they have been shaped by knowledge about age and ageing, incorporating both narrative genres as well as poetry, drama and imagery. The second section includes chapters on key themes and concepts in Age(ing) Studies with examples from film and literature. The third section brings together case studies focussing on individual artists, national traditions and global ageing. Containing original contributions by pioneers in the field as well as new scholars from across the globe, it brings together current scholarship on ageing in literary and film studies, and offers new directions and perspectives.
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« Le langage de l’image n’a jamais été innocent ; il l’est moins que jamais, notamment du fait de sa généralisation et de sa polyvalence, et c’est, au total, une leçon de prudence épistémologique et politique qu’entreprend de formuler ce recueil, dans lequel les professionnels de la "prise de vue”, mais plus largement tous les observateurs de l’Afrique contemporaine, ici choisie comme exemple, trouveront leur compte. Il constitue une contribution concrète, illustrée par des études de cas précises et localisées, à une anthropologie de la "mondialisation”. » Marc Augé Dans le contexte de la mondialisation et à l’ère du numérique, la migration des images tra...
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Cette étude sur le rapport des écrivains symbolistes à la critique d'art examine l'hypothèse d'une critique d'art symboliste qui s'est voulue elle-même art autonome, refusant le rôle ancillaire de commentaire objectif et explicatif, et se présentant comme une réponse poétique aux questions que pose le statut du symbole dans la poésie symboliste.
