Mimesis, Desire, and the Novel: Rene Girard and Literary Criticism

Fifty years after its publication in English, Ren Girard's Deceit, Desire, and the Novel (1965) has never ceased to fascinate, challenge, inspire, and sometimes irritate, literary scholars. It has become one of the great classics of literary criticism, and the notion of triangular desire is now part of the theoretical parlance among critics and students. It also represents the genetic starting point for what has become one of the most encompassing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611861659
• ISBN13: 9781611861655
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"