The Violence of Reading Literature and Philosophy at the Threshold of Pain
“This book is provocative, compelling, and beautifully written. Zechner has transformed the pain of reading into a very pleasurable experience.” —Elissa Marder (Emory University, USA) The Violence of Reading: Literature and Philosophy at the Threshold of Pain expounds the scene of reading as one tha...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Violence and the Text
- 2. Cry Me a Reader
- 3. The Promise of Oblivion
- 4. Transcendental Masochism
- 5. Sublime Sufferings
- 6. Sticks and Stones