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Michel Houellebecq is perhaps the single most successful and controversial of all contemporary novelists writing in French. Houellebecq has become a global publishing phenomenon: his books have been translated worldwide, three film adaptations of his work have been produced, and the author has been the subject of million-euro publishing deals and of successive media scandals in France.If Houellebecq is unique in contemporary French writing, it is thanks not only to his extraordinary success, but to the unparalleled scope of his narrative ambition. In the work which most forcefully marked his breakthrough to the mainstream - Les Particules élémentaires - Houellebecq made a significant appeal to the science-fiction genre in order to undergird his critique of contemporary society. For Houellebecq presents humanity - at least modern, western humanity - as in a terminal state of decadence and decline and ripe for replacement by its post-human successor. His novels narrate a metaphysical mutation or paradigm shift through which humanity as we know it ceases to be the over-riding value or focus of our world when it comes into conflict with a competitor in the form of a post-human or neo-human species.It is the aim of this book to appraise the global significance of Houellebecq's novelistic visions while at the same time situating them within the context of French literature, culture and society.

Houellebecq, Michel --- Authors, French --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Écrivains français --- Houellebecq, Michel. --- Critique et interprétation. --- Thomas, Michel, --- Уэльбек, Мишель --- וולבק, מישל --- Literary Criticism / European / French --- Literature --- History and criticism --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Evaluation of literature --- Criticism --- Literary style --- Appraisal --- Evaluation --- Languages --- French --- Human sexuality --- Michel Houellebecq --- Platform (novel) --- The Map and the Territory --- Thomas, Michel

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Can a case be made for reading literature in the digital age? Does literature still matter in this era of instant information? Is it even possible to advocate for serious, sustained reading with all manner of social media distracting us, fragmenting our concentration, and demanding short, rapid communication? In The Edge of the Precipice, Paul Socken brings together a thoughtful group of writers, editors, philosophers, librarians, archivists, and literary critics from Canada, the U.S., France, England, South Africa, and Australia to contemplate the state of literature in the twenty-first century. Including essays by outstanding contributors such as Alberto Manguel, Mark Kingwell, Lori Saint-Martin, Sven Birkerts, Katia Grubisic, Drew Nelles, and J. Hillis Miller, this collection presents a range of perspectives about the importance of reading literature today.

Literature and the Internet. --- Literature and technology. --- Books and reading --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Choice of books --- Evaluation of literature --- Literature --- Reading, Choice of --- Reading and books --- Reading habits --- Reading public --- Reading --- Reading interests --- Reading promotion --- Industry and literature --- Technology and literature --- Technology --- Internet and literature --- Internet --- Social aspects. --- Technological innovations. --- Appraisal --- Evaluation

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From The Odyssey to The Old Man and the Sea, the long tradition of sea voyage narratives is comprehensively explained here, including a full historical perspective supported by discussions of key texts.

Travel in literature. --- Voyages and travels. --- Literature --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Evaluation of literature --- Criticism --- Literary style --- Journeys --- Travel books --- Travels --- Trips --- Voyages and travels --- Geography --- Adventure and adventurers --- Travel --- Travelers --- Voyages and travels in literature --- History and criticism. --- Appraisal --- Evaluation --- Travel in literature

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"'What, in theory, is style? How has style been rethought in literary theory?' Drawing together leading academics working within and across the disciplines of English, philosophy, literary theory, and comparative literature, Style in Theory: Between Philosophy and Literature sets out to rethink the important but all-too-often-overlooked issue of style, exploring in particular how the theoretical humanities open conceptual spaces that afford and encourage reflection on the nature of style, the ways in which style is experienced and how style allows disciplinary boundaries to be both drawn and transgressed. Offering incisive reflections on style from a diverse and contemporary range of theoretical and methodological perspectives, the essays contained in this volume critically revisit and challenge accepted accounts of style, and provide fresh and compelling readings of the relevance in any rethinking of style of specific works by the likes of Shakespeare, Petrarch, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Deleuze, Blanchot, Derrida, Nancy, Cixous and Meillassoux."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Literature --- Style, Literary. --- Style, Literary --- Language and languages --- Rhetoric --- Literature and philosophy --- Philosophy and literature --- Appraisal of books --- Books --- Evaluation of literature --- Criticism --- Literary style --- History and criticism. --- Philosophy. --- Style --- Theory --- Appraisal --- Evaluation --- Philosophical literature. --- Philosophy in literature. --- Humanities literature --- Philosophy --- Philosophy and psychology of culture

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Doelstellingen: Deze masterproef doet onderzoek naar de persverslaggeving over de Olympische Spelen van 2012 in Londen en dit zowel in de populaire- als in de kwaliteitskranten. Kwaliteitskranten omvatten de Guardian, de Independent, de Daily Telegraph en de Times; in het populaire segment werden The Express, de Daily Mirror, de Daily Mail en The Sun onderzocht. Het corpus werd samengesteld op basis van krantenartikelen die een link hadden met de Olympische Spelen van 2012 in Londen. Middelen of methode: Het onderzoek werd gedaan op basis van "appraisal theory". De drie categorieën ("affect", "judgement" en "appreciation") werden onderzocht, alsook de journalistieke formulering die werd gebruikt in de krantenartikelen. In deze studie, werd het boek "The language of evaluation: Appraisal in English" van Martin & White (2005) gebruikt als referentiepunt. De theorie werd toegepast als een evaluatie-instrument voor de taal die gehanteerd werd in de krantenartikelen in zowel de populaire- als de kwaliteitskranten. Bovendien werd ook onderzocht of bepaalde stereotiepe beelden die deel uitmaken van de Britse identiteit bevestigd, aangepast of verworpen worden in het corpus. Resultaten: In het algemeen, bevestigt deze studie dat er een verschil bestaat tussen de populaire- en kwaliteitskranten. De populaire pers gebruikt een meer subjectieve verslaggeving terwijl de kwaliteitspers objectiever is. Er is wel een afwijking binnen het kwaliteitssegment: vaak zijn de artikels veel subjectiever dan de norm is van een kwaliteitskrant. Aan de andere kant zijn er ook gelijkenissen binnen de krantenartikelen. Er staan namelijk een aantal thema's centraal die ons een duidelijk beeld geven van de waarden en doelstellingen van de Olympische Spelen binnen de Britse maatschappij. Bovendien bevestigen heel wat krantenartikelen de stereotiepe beelden om de Britse identiteit te benadrukken. Ten slotte werd met de Olympische Spelen van 2012 in London niet enkel een economische boost verwacht, er werd ook een invloed verwacht op de perceptie van sport in het algemeen en op de politieke, culturele en sociale waarden van het Verenigd Koninkrijk.

Appraisal theory. --- H352-semantiek. --- H570-engelse-taal-en-letterkunde. --- Imagology. --- London 2012. --- Media model. --- Objectivity. --- Olympic Games. --- Popular press. --- Quality press. --- S214-sociale-veranderingen. --- Stereotypes. --- Studie in de meertalige communicatie. --- United Kingdom.