Argues that deconstruction is not a critical methodology or theory but that which makes any act of good reading possible.

Deepens and enriches our understanding of the Jewish literary tradition and the implications of the Shoah.

Offers a fundamental rethinking of the rhetorical tradition as dialogue.

An early British novel, attributed to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, which explores the problems of first impressions and arranged marriages from the perspective of a woman who would suffer the long-term consequences of both.

Uses legal and literary resources to explore Shakespeare's use of the law and its instruments in the problem plays.

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.

Looks at the dynamics of identification, envy, and idealization in fictional narratives by Margaret Atwood, Angela Carter, Sandra Cisneros, Toni Morrison, and others, as well as in nonfictional accounts of cross-race relations by white feminists and feminists of color.

Explores European and American esoteric traditions as reflected in literature and in art.

Addresses Lacan's reception in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, offering new perspectives for American readers.

Challenges essentialist notions of gender through a detailed account of Lacan's theories of gender, sexuality, and sexual difference.

Unravels the rich complexities of the colonial travel experience.

Traces Morrison's theory of African American mothering as it is articulated in her novels, essays, speeches, and interviews.

Extends the boundaries of Romantic culture from its pre-Kantian past to contemporary theory and beyond.

Explores how medical and social maps helped shape modern perceptions of space.

Genre-bending experiments that appropriate, impersonate, and speak through already-created literary characters in order to offer fresh interpretations of well-known literary works.

Rereads Jung in light of contemporary theoretical concerns, and offers a variety of examples of post-Jungian literary and cultural criticism.

Addresses how Victorian receptions of Romanticism and Romantic writers were shaped by notions of "nervousness. "

A new edition of the Latin text of Petrarch’s Itinerarium.

Addresses Jacoff’s own discomfort with Dante’s reiteration of the deicide charge against the Jews in Paradiso 7 and elsewhere.

Explores Dante’s love of books.

Examines the role of the theatre in Paris during the Nazi occupation.

Puts Schelling in conversation with twentieth-century continental philosophy.

Explores why women abolitionists turned to children's literature to make their case against slavery.

A Russian émigré living in New York travels to Paris to try to reconstruct the secret life of another Russian woman who was murdered there on the eve of World War II.

Uncovers the vital role that new scientific discoveries played in Romantic literary culture.