{"product_id":"the-vanishing-9780822325109","title":"The Vanishing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombines psychoanalytic and cultural theory to advance an innovative interpretation of Renaissance history and subjectivity. This title discusses the distinctly economic character of early modern subjectivity and how this, too, is implicated in our own modern modes of historical understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Christopher Pye’s elegantly written and argued \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific book. It could by itself renew interest in the merits and possibilities of psychoanalytic theory not only for reading early modern culture but for literary studies more generally.”—\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eKaren Newman, author of \u003ci\u003eFashioning Femininity and English Renaissance Drama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pye moves with great concision, delivering dazzling insights and startling conjunctions. \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/i\u003e thus makes an important intervention in early modern studies, recalling the promise of ‘theory’ to advance our understanding of questions of history and representation.”—Jonathan Goldberg, author of \u003ci\u003eDesiring Women Writing: English Renaissance Examples\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. The Theater, the Market, and the Subject of History\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Froth in the Mirror: Demonism, Sexuality, and the Early Modern Subject\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Vanishing Point\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Dumb Hamlet\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Subject Matter \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406025367895,"sku":"9780822325109","price":74.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822325109.jpg?v=1730494284","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-vanishing-9780822325109","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}