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  • Form and Love in the Poetry of Jacques Roubaud

    by Thea Petrou ...
    Series Book 148 - Modern French Identities
    Can love poetry be the site of a creative partnership? When a poem is written by the male poet for the woman he loves, both addressed to her and taking her as its object, how does – how can – she interact with it?This book represents a foray into the love poetry of Jacques Roubaud, tracing a lifetime of writing from the ardour of first love to the pain of grief and loss. The author brings Roubaud ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Thinking Through Relation

    Encounters in Creative Critical Writing

    Edited by Florian Mussgnug, Mathelinda Nabugodi, Thea Petrou ...
    Series Book 11 - New Comparative Criticism
    «Thinking Through Relation brings together an outstanding collection of essays that explore the diverse ways in which works of art and aesthetic experience generate a richness of relation which escapes the straightjackets of rigid disciplinary and institutional boundaries. Clearly demonstrating the creative potential of critical writing, these essays are a fitting tribute to the creativity, ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

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  • Corpus

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  • Reading bande dessinee

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  • Hélène Cixous, Rootprints

    Memory and Life Writing

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