{"product_id":"loaded-words-marjorie-garber-9780823242054","title":"Loaded Words","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOne of our most important cultural critics, at the top of her form, comments on a wide range of topics in both general and academic culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLoaded Words \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cstrong\u003einimitable literary and cultural critic Marjorie Garber invites readers to join her in a rigorous and exuberant exploration of language\u003c\/strong\u003e. What links the pieces included in this vibrant new collection is the author's contention that all words are inescapably loaded-that is, highly charged, explosive, substantial, intoxicating, fruitful, and overbrimming-and that such loading is what makes language matter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGarber casts her keen eye on terms from \u003cstrong\u003eknowledge, belief, madness, interruption, genius, and celebrity to humanities, general education, and academia\u003c\/strong\u003e. Included here are an array of stirring essays, from the title piece, with its demonstration of the importance of language to our thinking about the world; to the superb \"Mad Lib,\" on the concept of madness from \u003cem\u003eMad\u003c\/em\u003e magazine to debates between Foucault and Derrida; to pieces on Shakespeare, \"the most culturally loaded name of our time,\" and the Renaissance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its wide range of cultural references and engaging style coupled with fresh intellectual inquiry, \u003cem\u003eLoaded Words \u003c\/em\u003ewill draw in and enchant scholars, students, and general readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marjorie Garber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823242056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823242054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2012 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/08\/2012","brand":"Marjorie Garber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926556475647,"sku":"9780823242054","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e44f6af2-016c-47f9-9fef-4c96fc553760.jpg?v=1681083727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/loaded-words-marjorie-garber-9780823242054","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}