This book is an introductory examination of the Hermetic tradition in the Renaissance and how James Joyce made use of certain of its salient features in his four works of fiction: Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake.
This book is an introductory examination of the Hermetic tradition in the Renaissance and how James Joyce made use of certain of its salient features in his four works of fiction: 'Dubliners', 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man', 'Ulysses', and 'Finnegans Wake'. This book …
Newman explores a wealth of case studies in French, English, and Latin texts that concentrate on instances of paradox, collision, and convergence. She convincingly and with great clarity demonstrates the widespread applicability of the crossover concept as an analytical tool, ex…
Newman explores a wealth of case studies in French, English, and Latin texts that concentrate on instances of paradox, collision, and convergence. She convincingly and with great clarity demonstrates the widespread applicability of the crossover concept as an analytical tool, ex…
The "Play of Reasons" argues that Salman Rushdie's eclectic and hybridized work can be situated within an Islamic genealogy of theological and literary traditions. Rushdie's prose is difficult to conceive as unitary in meaning precisely because it operates according to a polymor…