±1±: Now is the time J. Hillis Miller and the Possibilities of Reading: Literature After Deconstruction Order Today!
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Date Created : Jul 23, 2010 20:51:11
This is the first book-length study of a highly influential literary theorist and critic. J. Hillis Miller is undoubtedly one of the most important literary critics of the past century. For well over five decades his work has been at the forefront of theoretical and philosophical thinking and writing. From his earliest work with Georges Poulet and the so-called Geneva School, which introduced a generation of North American critics to the concept of a phenomenological literary hermeneutic, to a deconstructive rhetorical philology and an ethically motivated textual analysis, Miller's readings have not only reflected major movements in literary theory, they have also created them. Surprisingly, Eamonn Dunne's "J. Hillis Miller and the Possibilities of Reading" is the first book devoted exlusively to examining Miller's work. Dunne argues that an appreciation of Miller is crucial to an informed understanding about the radical changes occurring in critical thinking in the humanities in recent years. This book, the first of its kind, will be a vital and enabling avenue for further research into J. Hillis Miller's exemplary and prolific output.
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Date Created : Jul 09, 2010 15:34:06
A new trade paperback edition of Edith Hamilton's world-renowned classic--a book that has enthralled and delighted generations of readers with its timeless tales of gods and heroes. 50 line drawings.
±1±: Best Buy I didn't particularly have a choice to read this -- I had to pick it up for my high school AP senior English class's summer reading, but I've never been one to blow off a book as 'boring' simply because it wasn't exactly written for my age group.
Prior to having opened this, I had next to no knowledge of Mythology as a whole, particularly Greek, except that it bears some significance in modern culture and storytelling. But what I didn't know was that it is the basis for many of the things we thought were modern fictional creations: I never knew that beings like the 'hydra' have existed in literature for thousands of years, let alone several others. While this may not have been exactly, well, a fun-filled adventure novel, it did enlighten me as to where much of modern western (and indeed even some eastern) culture stems from.
'Mythology' is one of those books that I could only honestly recommend to those interested in the subject in hand, but even if, like me, it is required reading, don't blow it off or sit in agony thinking that this is laborious reading. With the right mind, this is a very interesting book. on Sale!
