Tactile poetics : touch and contemporary writing /

This text conceptualizes the relationship between touching and writing through a theory of 'tactile poetics.' It offers an analysis of a range of literary genres, examines writings on touch by Anzieu, Cixous, Derrida, Freud and Nancy and explores the intersections between creative and crit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jackson, Sarah (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Touch in literature. Literature, Modern > 20th century > History and criticism. Human body in literature. Psychology and literature. Literature > Philosophy.

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Summary:	This text conceptualizes the relationship between touching and writing through a theory of 'tactile poetics.' It offers an analysis of a range of literary genres, examines writings on touch by Anzieu, Cixous, Derrida, Freud and Nancy and explores the intersections between creative and critical thinking and writing.
Physical Description:	165 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references ([pages 150]-160) and index.
ISBN:	0748685316 9780748685318