Tyrant Banderas and the fictions of authority
Valle-Inclán’s 1926 work, a predecessor to the dictator novel genre, explores central motifs and problems of writing state violence
The Book Hold
Bloch experiments, Blecher edition
Blecher’s searching 1936 novel finds problems of subjectivity resolved in the ecstasy of rolling around in the mud
Romanità and reality
On literature, myth, and politics in the fascist period in Italy
Holdings 1:5
A dash of theory, more Joyce, all of Ravn, and an introduction to Roussel
Who’s afraid of a little theory? First attempt at a self-criticism
Introducing an upcoming 'disassembly line' of theoretical works to be discussed
Introduction to Roussel
Roussel's Impressions of Africa can be challenging without a minimum of context. Here it is: a minimum of context.
Portrait of the Artist on a first pass
Our second stop on a breezy trip through Joyce’s prose works, trying to make sense of what Joyce is up to, and why it’s such a big deal
Olga Ravn, The Wax Child
Ravn's most recently translated novel is a challenge to the conceits of modernism
Holdings 1:4
Svevo, Ravn, Joyce, and other problems of literature
Dubliners on a first pass
Our first stop on a breezy trip through Joyce’s prose works, trying to make sense of what Joyce is up to, and why it’s such a big deal