Ronald Schleifer Knihy

Exploring the intersection of information theory, modern physics, and literature, Ronald Schleifer expands the traditional view of materialism beyond mere matter and energy. By engaging with Norbert Weiner's insights, he illustrates how contemporary discoveries reshape our understanding of these concepts. The book proposes a more inclusive definition of materialism, highlighting the significance of information in grasping the complexities of our era.

Thirteen new articles provide the best of contemporary literary and cultural criticism, keeping this book current and in line with influential trends. Included are the latest works in gender studies, feminist theory, post-colonial studies, cultural studies and new historicism.

Exploring the multifaceted nature of pain, this book integrates insights from medical science, psychology, and the humanities to provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Ronald Schleifer delves into the complexities of pain and offers potential strategies for managing its most intense experiences. This work serves as a valuable resource for courses in medicine, healthcare, counseling psychology, and social work, making it an essential addition for those seeking to comprehend and address the challenges of pain.

The book provides a compelling reevaluation of modernism's political and cultural dimensions, exploring its impact on contemporary society. It delves into the intricate relationships between modernist thought and various social movements, highlighting how these influences shape current artistic and political landscapes. Through critical analysis, it challenges traditional interpretations and invites readers to reconsider the significance of modernism in today's world.

The literary arts represent and provoke experiences of understanding and emotion, and this open access study examines how the practical pursuit of well-being in healthcare reveals purposes at the core of our engagements with and understanding of literature itself.During the past twenty years, much admirable work in the “health humanities” has focused upon what studies of literature contribute to the understandings and the practical work-the “worldly work”-of healthcare. Such a project aims at developing healthcare practitioners who bring greater care to those who come to them ailing or in fear or faced with terrible suffering. Literary Studies and Well-Being turns this inside out by examining the intergenerational caretaking of healthcare in a manner which allows us to comprehend the nature and discipline of literary studies in new ways.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by The University of Oklahoma.

In this book, first published in 1987, Professor Schleifer sets Greimas¿ work in its intellectual context and sets forth the development of his distinctive style of interpretation. Moreover, the author goes on to consider Greimas¿ work against the latest examinations of discourse in philosophy, depth psychology, and literary criticism. He tests Greimas¿ semiotic square against Derridean deconstruction, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and the literary analyses of Paul de Man. This book will constitute an important and lucid survey of an often inaccessible critic, and will be of interest to students of literature.