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Toril Moi

Toril Moi

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Literature
Literature
toril@duke.edu
Box 90670, 108 Friedl Building, East Campus, Durham, NC 27708-0403
1316 Campus Drive, 108 Friedl Building, Durham, NC 27708-0403
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Scholarly Works - Books

Henrik Ibsen and the Birth of Modernism: Art, Theater, Philosophy

Book · January 1, 2023 Featured Publication Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) is the founder of modern theater, and his plays are performed all over the world. Yet in spite of his unquestioned status as a classic of the stage, Ibsen is often dismissed as a boring old realist, whose plays are of interest only ... Full text Cite

Om norskhet kultur og liv på 1950-tallet

Book · 2023 Essayet handler om norskhet og norskhetens andre, om skjebnen til de norske jødene under krigen, om norske væremåter, og om hvordan det komplekse begrepet identitet brukes i dagens debatter. ... Cite

Stolt og slagen. Husmorens skjebne i Ebba Haslunds romaner

Book · 2021 Toril Moi reflekterer over en vesentlig historisk erfaring som Haslund gir form til, nemlig hvordan det opplevdes for en generasjon av kvinner som var.husmødre på 1950-tallet, at arbeidet de stolt viet sine liv til, plutselig på 1970 ... ... Cite

Character Three Inquiries in Literary Studies

Book · 2019 In offering new perspectives on the question of fictional character, this thought-provoking book makes an important intervention in literary studies. ... Cite

Revolution of the Ordinary Literary Studies After Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell

Book · May 22, 2017 This radically original book argues for the power of ordinary language philosophy—a tradition inaugurated by Ludwig Wittgenstein and J. L. Austin, and extended by Stanley Cavell—to transform literary studies. ... Cite

What Is a Woman? and Other Essays

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The Kristeva Reader

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Sexual/Textual Politics: Feminist Literary Theory

Book · 1985 Featured Publication Cite