Charts the vicissitudes of a distinctly modern and peculiarly human vulnerability—our intimate dependence on the fragile, time-bound cultural framework that we inhabit—in the history of the realist novel.

Proposes a theoretically rich treatment of temporality within exile as "gerundive" time.

Proposes "the extraordinary" as a defining characteristic of modernity.

A systematic study of testimony rooted in contemporary continental philosophy and drawing on literary case studies.

Examines themes of loss and mourning in the late work of Derrida.

Argues that symbolism is an important and unique element of Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology.

Explores how writers across five continents and four centuries have debated ideas about what it means to be an individual, and shows that the modern self is an ongoing project of global history.

Focuses on how nuances of poetic form alter how we have come to understand cultural aspects of time.

Essays explore the significance of Julia Kristeva’s concept of intimate revolt for social and political philosophy.

Draws on theology and queer theory to argue for the power of humiliating pleasures in a culture oriented very strongly to denying any enjoyment that is not about success.

Assesses the limits and possibilities of humanism for engaging with issues of pressing political and cultural concern.

Reframes philosophical understanding of, and engagement with, tragedy.

Discusses the work of a central, but poorly understood, figure in the development of Persian Sufism, Aḥmad al-Ghazālī.

First English translation of these important works by two of Spain’s most gifted writers and intellectuals.

A poetic, philosophical, and political account of Nietzsche’s importance to Bataille, and of Bataille’s experience in Nazi-occupied France.

Describes how religious tradition is established as available within a text, free from ritual and observance, in Buddhism and Christianity.

Reintroduces the concept of “world literature” in a truly global context, transcending past Eurocentrism.

Provocative reading of the role masochism plays in structuring the aesthetics and political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

A major new interpretation of the philosophical significance of the oeuvre of Denis Diderot.

A selection of poems by one of Islam’s greatest poetic voices.

All of Derrida’s texts on Joyce together under one cover in fresh, new translations, along with key essays covering the range of Derrida’s engagement with Joyce’s works.

Intriguing, updated portraits of classic fairy tale authors.

Explores the work of beloved Sufi poet Umar Ibn al-Farid and its context. Provides many translations of Ibn al-Farid’s poetry.

Explores the transformation of Hindi poetry as it reflects a changing society during the period from 1885 to 1925.

Explores the conceptualization of the Freudian uncanny in various late-twentieth-century theoretical and critical discourses (literary studies, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, art history, trauma studies, architecture, etc.).