Literary Materialisations and Interferential Reading

Making Matter Matter on Page, Stage and Screen

By: Ingrid Hotz-Davies (Editor), Martin Middeke (Editor), Christoph Reinfandt (Editor)

Write A Review

Paperback | 20 July 2026 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
286 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.52

Paperback

$90.19

or 4 interest-free payments of $22.55 with

or

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

This book traces literatureâs long history of repurposing representational language use for performative, âmaterialâ effects. It brings this tradition into dialogue with the recent material turn in literary and cultural theory, which seeks to supplant or at least rethink the foundational influence of the linguistic turn in the field. Drawing on a variety of cuttingâ'edge newâ'materialist theories, this book programmatically outlines the contours of a methodology of Interferential Reading that is then brought to bear on examples ranging from Shakespeare, Donne, Keats and Tennyson to Northern Irish poets Colette Bryce and Sin©ad Morrissey and Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie; from British thing essays to J. G. Ballard, John Berger, Nicola Barker, Richard Powers, Colum McCann, Tim Crouch, Hanya Yanagihara and Korean writer Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize for literature, and from the history of theatrical bodies to the intermedial as well as affective textures in very recent experimental theatre, live theatre broadcasting and media art.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.