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Mimesis, Desire, and the Novel: Rene Girard and Literary Criticism

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Mimesis, Desire, and the Novel: Rene Girard and Literary Criticism - Antonello, Pierpaolo (Editor), and Webb, Heather (Editor)
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Fifty years after its publication in English, Ren??? Girard's Deceit, Desire, and the Novel (1965) has become one of the great classics of literary criticism, and the notion of triangular desire is now part of theoretical parlance among critics and students. It also represents the genetic starting point for mimetic theory. This book provides a forum for new generations of scholars and critics to reassess, challenge, and expand the theoretical and hermeneutical reach of key issues brought forward by Girard's book and a ...

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Mimesis, Desire, and the Novel: Rene Girard and Literary Criticism 2015, Michigan State University Press

ISBN-13: 9781611861655

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