Shane Weller

This book proposes that a distinct strain of literary modernism emerged in Europe in response to historical catastrophe.

Language and Negativity in European Modernism

Anna Katharina Schaffner

This volume explores the impact of sexological and early psychoanalytic conceptions of sexual perversion on the representation of the erotic in the work of a range of major European modernists as well as in that of some less-well-known figures of the period such as Dujardin and Jahnn.

European Literature After Sexology

Modernist Eroticisms

Over 100 works by Beckmann, Feininger, Kirchner, Kollwitz, Nolde, Marc, and others. Distorted, stylized forms embody revolutionary mood of the early 20th century. Introduction. Captions. Notes on artists.

German Expressionist Woodcuts

This book offers a new critical history of the idea of Europe from classical antiquity to the present day.

A Critical History

The Idea of Europe

Dirk Van Hulle

Originally written in French and first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1957, Samuel Beckett's Endgame is widely regarded as one of his most important works. The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'Endgame'/'Fin de partie' is a comprehensive reference guide to the history of the text. The book includes: A complete descriptive catalogue of available relevant manuscripts, including French and English texts, alternative drafts and notebook pages A critical reconstruction of the history of the text, from its genesis through the process of composition to its full publication history A detailed guide to exploring the manuscripts online at the Beckett Digital Manuscripts Project at www.beckettarchive.org This volume is part of the Beckett Digital Manuscript Project (BDMP), a collaboration between the Centre for Manuscript Genetics (University of Antwerp, Belgium), the Beckett International Foundation (University of Reading, UK) and the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Centre (University of Texas at Austin, USA), with the support of the Estate of Samuel Beckett.

The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'Endgame'/'Fin de partie'

A caroler's delight: complete lyrics for over 50 of the most popular and beloved Christmas songs. Away in a Manger, O Come All Ye Faithful, Joy to the World, Silent Night, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, and many more. The perfect companion for the holiday season.

Complete Verses

Christmas Carols

This book charts the history of a distinct strain of European literary modernism that emerged out of a radical re-engagement with late nineteenth-century language scepticism. Focusing first on the literary and philosophical strands of this language-sceptical tradition, the book proceeds to trace the various forms of linguistic negativism deployed by European writers in the interwar and post-war years, including Franz Kafka, Georges Bataille, Samuel Beckett, Maurice Blanchot, Paul Celan, and W. G. Sebald. Through close analyses of these and other writers' attempts to capture an 'unspeakable' experience, Language and Negativity in European Modernism explores the remarkable literary attempt to deploy the negative potentialities of language in order to articulate an experience of what, shortly after the Second World War, Beckett described as a vision of 'humanity in ruins'.

Thomas Baldwin

James E. Fowler

The impetus behind this collection of essays was a curiosity shared by the editors concerning the relation between the flesh and the text in French and francophone literature. This subject is explored here in readings of works by, among others, Rabelais, Diderot, Sade, Proust, Beckett, Djebar, Nothomb, Delvig and Nobécourt.

Shane Weller

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