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“Like a long periodic sentence, this book rumbles along, gathers steam, shifts gears, and packs a wallop.” —Roy Blount Jr.  “Language lovers will flock to this homage to great writing.”—Booklist Outspoken New York Times columnist Stanley Fi… more

In this pertinent and engaging volume leading Christian philosophers, theologians, and writers from all over the denominational map explode the black-and-white binaries that characterize both sides of the New Atheism debate. They transcend … more

An anthology of exemplary readings by some of the twentieth century’s foremost literary critics, Close Reading presents a wide range of responses to the question at the heart of literary criticism: how best to read a text to understand its … more

Intellectuals occupy a paradoxical position in contemporary American culture as they struggle both to maintain their critical independence and to connect to the larger society. In Anxious Intellects John Michael discusses how critics from t… more

Do our writings and our utterances reflect or describe our world, or do they intervene in it? Do they, perhaps, help to make it? If so, how? Within what limits, and with what implications? Contemporary theorists have considered the ways in … more

The sentence and the paragraph are the two most important units. If you can write “one true sentence,” to use Ernest Hemingway’s term, and then create paragraphs with a clear and unwavering theme, you can write anything. Building on the fou… more

In an era when much of what passes for debate is merely moral posturing—traditional family values versus the cultural elite, free speech versus censorship—or reflexive name-calling—the terms “liberal” and “politically correct,” are used … more

Through the concept of “social choreography” Andrew Hewitt demonstrates how choreography has served not only as metaphor for modernity but also as a structuring blueprint for thinking about and shaping modern social organization. Bringing d… more

Featuring interviews with nineteen leading U.S. literary and cultural critics,  Critics at Work offers a unique picture of recent developments in literary studies, critical theory, American studies, gay and lesbian studies, philosophy, and… more

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Sonstiges, Note: 2,0, Technische Universität Darmstadt (Institut für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Texte im Gebrauch - Pragmatik aus Sprach- und Literaturwiss… more

In literary theory, the philosophy of law, and the sociology of knowledge, no issue has been more central to current debate than the status of our interpretations. Do they rest on a ground of rationality or are they subjective impositions o… more