Veering : a theory of literature / Nicholas Royle.
Reflections on the figure of veering form the basis for a new theory of literature. Exploring images of swerving, loss of control, digressing and deviating, Veering provides new critical perspectives on all major literary genres: the novel, poetry, drama, the short story and the essay, as well as &#...
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Table of Contents:
- Casting off
- Reading a novel
- Reading a poem
- Drama: an aside
- The essay: a note (on being late)
- On critical and creative writing
- The literary turn
- Veerer: where ghosts live
- Veerer: reading Melville's 'Bartleby' A small case of civil disobedience
- Veering with Lawrence.