Obscure Invitations Persistence Author by Widiss Benjamin (31 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Obscure Invitations: The Persistence of the Author in Twentieth-Century American Literature. Book.

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Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Unread trade pbk.; signed by author under inscription to Princeton professor Uli Knoepflmacher; excellent cond. Inscribed by Author.

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Condition: New. Obscure Invitations argues that the apparent instances of "the death of the Author" in twentieth-century literature are in fact carefully staged performances that ultimately affirm authorial vitality and control of both text and reader. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 345. . 2011. Paperback. . . . . …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Condition: New. pp. 224.

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Condition: New. Obscure Invitations argues that the apparent instances of "the death of the Author" in twentieth-century literature are in fact carefully staged performances that ultimately affirm authorial vitality and control of both text and reader. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 345. . 2011. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Obscure Invitations argues that the apparent instances of the death of the Author in twentieth-century literature are in fact carefully staged performances that ultimately affirm authorial vitality and control of both text and reader.&Uumlber den.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Literary studies in the postwar era have consistently barred attributing specific intentions to authors based on textual evidence or ascribing textual presences to the authors themselves. Obscure Invitations argues that this taboo has blinded us to fundamental elements of twentieth-century literature. Widiss focuses on the particularly self-conscious constructions of authorship that characterize modernist and postmodernist writing, elaborating the narrative strategies they demand and the reading practices they yield. He reveals that apparent manifestations of 'the death of the author' and of the 'free play' of language are performances that ultimately affirm authorial control of text and reader. The book significantly revises received understandings of central texts by Faulkner, Stein, and Nabokov. It then discusses Eggers' Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and the films Seven and The Usual Suspects, demonstrating that each is a highly self-aware rebuttal of the notion of authorial absence.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Obscure Invitations | The Persistence of the Author in Twentieth-Century American Literature | Benjamin Widiss | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2011 | Stanford University Press | EAN 9780804773232 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu.…

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Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Condition: New. Obscure Invitations argues that the apparent instances of the death of the Author in twentieth-century literature are in fact carefully staged performances that ultimately affirm authorial vitality and control of both text and reader.&Uumlber den.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Literary studies in the postwar era have consistently barred attributing specific intentions to authors based on textual evidence or ascribing textual presences to the authors themselves. Obscure Invitations argues that this taboo has blinded us to fundamental elements of twentieth-century literature. Widiss focuses on the particularly self-conscious constructions of authorship that characterize modernist and postmodernist writing, elaborating the narrative strategies they demand and the reading practices they yield. He reveals that apparent manifestations of 'the death of the author' and of the 'free play' of language are performances that ultimately affirm authorial control of text and reader. The book significantly revises received understandings of central texts by Faulkner, Stein, and Nabokov. It then discusses Eggers' Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and the films Seven and The Usual Suspects, demonstrating that each is a highly self-aware rebuttal of the notion of authorial absence.…