{"product_id":"9781350066908","title":"Detaining Time : Temporal Resistance in Literature from Shakespeare to McEwan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDetaining Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Eric P. Levy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetaining Time\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to investigate the representation of time in literature in terms of the project to reconceptualize time, so that its movement no longer threatens security. Focusing on the nature, consequences, and resolution of resistance to temporal passage, Eric P. Levy offers detailed and probing close readings, enriched by thorough yet engaging explication and application of prominent philosophical theories of time. Philosophy is here employed not as a rigid model to which literature is forced to conform, but instead as a lens through which elements crucial to the literary texts can be isolated and clarified, even as they concern ideas different from those expounded in philosophy. The literary texts treated include \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo the Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, a wide range of Beckettian works, and \u003ci\u003eEnduring Love – \u003c\/i\u003etexts\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edistinguished by their challenging, relentless, original, and dramatic depiction of the struggle with temporality. The philosophies of time covered include those of Aristotle, Kant, Bergson, John McTaggart, C.D. Broad, Edmund Husserl and Gilles Deleuze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A masterful work of scholarship, with its painstaking attention to detail and its close reading of texts. Unlike many works of literary criticism, Levy’s book does not rely on vague abstractions or generalities. He guides the reader step by step through each author’s reasoning ... to analyze the consciousness of time. I was captivated by this tour de force ... Levy’s book stands on its own as a work of insightful literary criticism. It constitutes a substantial contribution to literature. It will be of help to students and professors alike. Overall, it is a clear piece of writing, well argued, systematic, and compelling.\" -\u003ci\u003e Literature \u0026amp; Aesthetics \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An ambitious book – and along the way are insights worth reflecting on and debating.” - \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Toronto Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There is much ... to commend in this book, and the readings of individual texts would be of interest to anyone studying or writing on them specifically, or on the literary application of theories of time.” - \u003ci\u003eForum for Modern Language Studies \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350066908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40683254382798,"sku":"9781350066908","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a1a1db92-6270-4558-8d08-d77f06dd7f3a.jpg?v=1640146288","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350066908","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}