Lust for Life - On the Writings of Kathy Acker

Informationen zum Autor Amy Scholder is the Editorial Director of the Feminist Press. Avital Ronell teaches at New York University, The European Graduate School and Paris VIII, and is the author of many books including The Test Drive . Carla Harryman is the author of several books including Baby, Gardener of Stars and There Never Was a Rose Without a Thorn . Peter Wollen (1938-2019) was a cultural critic, film theorist, curator and avant-garde filmmaker. His books include Signs and Meaning in the Cinema , Raiding the Icebox , Readings and Writings , and Singin' in the Rain . He co-wrote the screenplay for Antonioni's The Passenger , and subsequently made six films in collaboration with Laura Mulvey, including Riddles of the Sphinx . His final film was a solo project, Friendship's Death , starring Tilda Swinton. Klappentext Scholars, artists and writers consider the works of the most transgressive literary icon of the late 20th century. Zusammenfassung Kathy Acker was one of the original, subversive and influential writers of the late 20th century. This is a collection of essays on Acker's work, including Peter Wollen's primer, and Avital Ronell's meditation on friendship and mourning. It reveals his project, and the ways in which fiction can penetrate the heart of political and cultural life.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Carla Ronell Harryman, Amy Ronell Scholder
• Con la collaborazione di: Carla Harryman (Editore), Harryman Carla (Editore), Avital Ronell (Editore), Ronell Avital (Editore), Amy Scholder (Editore), Scholder Amy (Editore)
• Editore: Verso
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.05.2006
• EAN: 9781844670666
• ISBN: 978-1-84467-066-6
• Pagine: 120
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form