Is the Rectum a Grave?: and Other Essays

by Leo Bersani

Book Overview

Over the course of a distinguished career, critic Leo Bersani has tackled a range of issues in his writing, and this collection gathers together some of his finest work. Beginning with one of the foundations of queer theory-his famous meditation on how sex leads to a shattering of the self, "Is the Rectum a Grave?"-this volume charts the inspired connections Bersani has made between sexuality, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226043541
• ISBN13: 9780226043548
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"