The Sense of a Beginning: Theory of the Literary Opening by Leander, Niels Buch

The Sense of a Beginning: Theory of the Literary Opening (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9788763543866)

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The Sense of a Beginning: Theory of the Literary Opening by Leander, Niels Buch

The Sense of a Beginning: Theory of the Literary Opening

$40.00
The Sense of a Beginning: Theory of the Literary Opening by Leander, Niels Buch

The Sense of a Beginning: Theory of the Literary Opening

$40.00
Format: Hardcover
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The Sense of a Beginning is the first comprehensive exploration of the openings of novels. With a title that deliberately echoes Frank Kermode's famous book on endings, the book addresses the formal challenge of opening lines, especially in modernism, and illustrates their significance to both literary creation and literary criticism. Niels Buch Leander's approach is wide-ranging, examining how beginnings in fiction relate to beginnings in nature, how they work from a formal and narrative point of view, how modernist self-awareness plays out in openings, and how openings have altered criticism itself through intertextuality. Drawing on examples from D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann, Paul Valery, and more, as well as appraisals by critics like Roland Barthes and Edward Said, Leander fills a truly surprising gap in literary scholarship.


Author: Niels Buch Leander
ISBN-10: 8763543869
ISBN-13: 9788763543866
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2018
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d

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Choice 09/01/2018
By Niels Buch Leander
By Niels Buch Leander
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Niels Buch Leander is M.A. in Philosophy from Trinity College, University of Cambridge; D.E.A. in Philosophical Aesthetics and in French Literature from the Sorbonne, Paris; and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Cornell University. Leander holds a position as Managing Consultant and Global Regulatory Affairs Lead at NNIT in Copenhagen.

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