French Studies
Eliphas Lévi and the French Occult Revival
A searching study of Eliphas Lévi and the French occult revival.
A Place in History
A journey into Albany’s historic past and the city’s role in three pivotal historical narratives: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the construction of the Erie Canal.
Merleau-Ponty and the Possibilities of Philosophy
Leading scholars engage the later contributions of Maurice Merleau-Ponty.
Beyond Negritude
Key text never before in English by central figure of the Negritude movement.
Race after Sartre
Examines Jean-Paul Sartre’s antiracist politics and his contributions to critical race theories, postcolonialism, and Africana existentialism.
French Interpretations of Heidegger
A sustained philosophical engagement with significant and creative French interpreters of Heidegger.
Frameworks for Mallarmé
The influence of photography and visual culture on the French poet, journalist, and critic.
Sarah Kofman's Corpus
Draws connections between the life and writings of philosopher Sarah Kofman.
Such a Deathly Desire
Provocative essays on language, literature, and the aesthetics of embodiment.
André Gide and the Second World War
The first complete study of Gide’s neglected wartime writings.
Valvèdre
The first English translation of one of George Sand’s major novels.
The Creation of the World or Globalization
Philosophical reflections on the phenomenon of globalization.
Through the Reading Glass
Argues that women's relationship to books and their promotion of reading contributed greatly to the cultural and intellectual vitality of the Enlightenment.
Rhine Crossings
Explores the unique and volatile relationship of these two nations and cultures over the past two centuries, as expressed in literature, film, and philosophy.
The Wind and the Source
Explores the role of a significant yet elusive feature of the French landscape in literature, philosophy, and art.
My Beloved Toto
Selected letters from Juliette Drouet to her lover, Victor Hugo, offering insights into nineteenth-century French culture as well as an insider’s look at the character, behavior, working habits, and day-to-day life of France’s most monumental man of letters.
Briefings on Existence
Explores the link between mathematics and ontology.
Alain Badiou
An introduction to Badiou's philosophical thought and its implications for other humanistic disciplines and the social sciences.
The Devil's Pool and Other Stories
A new translation of Sand's most popular novella, known for its brevity, liveliness, and exemplary storytelling, together with two of Sand's most admired short stories.
Deleuze's Wake
Focuses on Deleuze's style, his conception of the self, and his understanding of philosophy's relationship to the arts.
Five Comedies
Two full-length and three one-act plays, translated here for the first time into English.
The Rise of Surrealism
Examines the developments that paved the way for the Surrealist movement in literature and art.
Romancing the Cathedral
Through an analysis of political, art historical, and literary discourse, this book considers French fascination with the Gothic cathedral.
When Poetry Ruled the Streets
Offers a complete survey of the French May Events of 1968 through narrative, analysis, and documents.
Figuring the East
Examines the ambiguous constructions of the Orient in the works of four major twentieth-century French writers.