Sound Effects: The Object Voice in Fiction
Sound Effects: The Object Voice in Fiction

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 9004304401

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Sound Effects combines literary criticism and psychoanalytic theory in eleven original articles which explore the potential of the object voice as an analytic tool to approach fiction. Alongside the gaze, the voice is Jacques Lacan’s original addition to the set of partial objects of classical psychoanalysis, and has only recently been theorised by Mladen Dolar in A Voice and Nothing More (2006). With notable exceptions like Garrett Stewart’s Reading Voices (1990), the sonorous element in fiction has received little scholarly attention in comparison with poetry and drama. Sound Effects is a contribution to the burgeoning field of sound studies, and sets out to fill this gap through selective readings of English and American fiction of the last two hundred years. Contributors: Fred Botting, Natalja Chestopalova, Mladen Dolar, Matt Foley, Alex Hope, Phillip Mahoney, Sylvia Mieszkowski, Jorge Sacido-Romero, Marcin Stawiarski, Garrett Stewart, Peter Weise, and Bruce Wyse.

The Object of Comedy
The Object of Comedy

Author: Jamila M. H. Mascat

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-02-12

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 3030277429

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What is the object of comedy? What makes us laugh and why? Is comedy subversive, restorative or reparative? What is at stake politically, socially and metaphysically when it comes to comedic performances? This book investigates not only the object of comedy but also its objectives – both its deliberate goals and its unintended side effects. In researching the object of comedy, the contributions gathered here encounter comedy as a philosophical object: instead of approaching comedy as a genre, the book engages with it as a language, a medium, an artifice, a weapon, a puzzle or a trouble, a vocation and a repetition. Thus philosophy meets comedy at the intersection of various fields (e.g. psychoanalysis, film studies, cultural studies, and performance studies) –regions that comical practices and theories in fact already traverse.

Art and the Transitional Object in Vernon Lee's Supernatural Tales
Art and the Transitional Object in Vernon Lee's Supernatural Tales

Author: Patricia Pulham

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-03-02

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1351957104

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In her persuasively argued study, Patricia Pulham astutely combines psychoanalytic theory with socio-historical criticism to examine a selection of fantastic tales by the female aesthete and intellectual Vernon Lee (Violet Paget, 1856-1935). Lee's own definition of the supernatural in the preface to Hauntings questions the nature of the 'genuine ghost', and argues that this figure is not found in the Society of Psychical Research but in our own psyches, where it functions as a mediator between past and present. Using D.W. Winnicott's 'transitional object' theory, which maintains that adults transfer their childhood engagement with toys to art and cultural artifacts, Pulham argues that the prevalence of the past in Lee's tales signifies not only an historical but a psychic past. Thus the 'ghosts' that haunt Lee's supernatural fiction, as well as her aesthetic, psychological, and historical writings, held complex meanings for her that were fundamental to her intellectual development and allowed her to explore alternative identities that permit the expression of transgressive sexualities.

The Definite Object: A Romance of New York
The Definite Object: A Romance of New York

Author: Jeffery Farnol

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2024-09-17

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13:

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The Definite Object: A Romance of New York, by Jeffery Farnol, is a captivating tale of love, mystery, and adventure set in the bustling streets of New York City. The story centers around young millionaire Anthony Vereker, who, in a moment of disillusionment, decides to take on the challenge of finding "the definite object"—something that will give his life meaning and purpose. His quest leads him to unexpected encounters, including a run-in with the enigmatic young woman, Hermy, who soon becomes the key to his search for fulfillment. Farnol’s narrative is a masterful blend of humor, romance, and suspense, offering readers a delightful journey through the highs and lows of New York City life. The novel explores themes of self-discovery, love, and the quest for happiness, with colorful characters and witty dialogue that keep readers engaged from beginning to end. As Anthony’s journey unfolds, he learns valuable lessons about the true nature of wealth, friendship, and love. The Definite Object: A Romance of New York is celebrated for its lively plot and its exploration of the human spirit. Farnol’s engaging style and clever storytelling make this book an enjoyable read for fans of romance and adventure alike. Readers are drawn to The Definite Object: A Romance of New York for its captivating narrative and its portrayal of a transformative journey set against the backdrop of one of the world's most dynamic cities. This book is a must-read for those who enjoy romantic tales filled with humor, intrigue, and heart. Owning a copy of The Definite Object is like holding a key to a story that is as thrilling as it is heartwarming.

The London Object
The London Object

Author: Grant Hamilton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-05-26

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1000390551

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Étienne Balibar writes that today we are at the end of capitalism. This is not because capitalism has run its course or has met an irresistible force, but because there can be no purer form of capitalism than the one we have today. Taking seriously the idea that this strain of capitalism has not only seized the urban environment but is the urban environment, works by Michael Moorcock, Iain Sinclair, Penelope Lively, Peter Ackroyd, and J.G. Ballard are read as representative of a loosely allied group of London writers who have anticipated, critiqued, and offered up various avenues of resistance to the deleterious effects of this most vigorous strain of capitalism. Writing on the city by charting a politics of reconnection to the real that necessarily unsettles the epistemological and ontological ground upon which both modernity and capitalism sit, this stable of writers makes clear the ways in which the sheer materiality of the urban environment profoundly influences the being and thinking of individuals. In so doing, these writers produce works which when read together give the coordinates of an altermodernity that might just allow capitalism to reach its final conclusion.

Object Coach
Object Coach

Author: Tom Lee

Publisher: Upswell

Published: 2022-10-05

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1743822766

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Tom, our narrator, is a stranger in an intellectual community whose members experience the world by wondering how things are made and how they might be made differently. Instead of characters undergoing dramatic changes, Tom's life in this world is defined by the changing plans for things:objects that might help people overcome injuries, virtual reality experiences that induce profound nostalgia about memories, ambiguous and ordinary robots, and failed services intended to replace the function of mirrors. Tom's job is to tell stories about the work going on in this intellectual community and to look for the unacknowledged storytelling that is already part of the world. Many of the stories Tom hears and observes involve types of people called clients, consumers and designers-all figures who in this story are bound together by the common thread of trying to make visions and aspirations tangible. Tom listens and watches people pour their practical and imaginative energies into plans for thing-projects and in the process gives centre stage to a pervasive but oddly inconspicuous aspect of what it means to be human in the world today.

ICAR IARI Assistant Prelims Exam | 1300+ Solved Questions (10 Full-Length Mock Tests + 12 Sectional Tests)
ICAR IARI Assistant Prelims Exam | 1300+ Solved Questions (10 Full-Length Mock Tests + 12 Sectional Tests)

Author: EduGorilla Prep Experts

Publisher: EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 2022-08-03

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 9355562225

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