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A bold new vision of the modern English novel
Francis Mulhern (born 1952) comes from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. He was educated at University College Dublin and the University of Cambridge. He has taught at universities in Ireland, Italy, Brazil and the USA, and was for many years Professor of Critical Studies at Middlesex University until his resignation in 2010. He is Associate Editor of New Left Review.
An extraordinary, thoughtful and thought-provoking study, Figures
of Catastrophe is very highly recommended for community and
academic library Literary Studies reference collections and
supplemental curriculums.
*Midwest Book Review*
Few critics could match the subtlety of Mulhern's interpretations
or the eloquent precision of his prose. Perhaps the best thing
about this book is that it sends the reader back to the novels to
test out its hypotheses, thus providing an education in the
condition of culture novel and its polymorphic figures of
catastrophe.
*Critical Inquiry*
Very welcome and important ... the book is at once
indispensable.
*Guardian (Praise for The Moment of Scrutiny)*
Extraordinarily thorough and responsive ... austerely elegant ... a
distinguished essay in
cultural history and critical theory.
*Times Literary Supplement (Praise for The Moment of
Scrutiny)*
This is a book to be grateful for.
*Criticism*
A richly informing and provocative work of intellectual history ...
Mulhern marshals his
evidence with a rare power of argument and a scrupulous fairness of
coverage.
*British Book News (Praise for The Moment of Scrutiny)*
An important and valuable book ... written with intensity and
intelligence.
*Nation (Praise for The Moment of Scrutiny)*
This is a valuable book for anyone interested in literary criticism
and the history and
philosophy of culture.
*Choice (Praise for The Moment of Scrutiny)*
A cogent and incisive study of culture and politics.
*Antioch Review (Praise for The Moment of Scrutiny)*
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