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CANADIANLITERATUREJEWISHSTUDIESARCHITECTURALHISTORYPHILOSOPHYOFARCHITECTURESPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSA.M.KleinhasremainedanenduringbutelusivepresenceintheCanadianliteraryconsciousnesssincehisdeathin.Kleinslegacyhasbeenmixedhisliteraryachievementsometimesovershadowedbyhisreclusivenessandwithdrawalfromtheliteraryworld.presentsafreshperspectiveonKleinsreceptionandlegacyexploringwhyhehasremainedacompellinggureforcriticsandreaders.HisexperimentalismdrewuponstrongtraditionsanduencyinseverallanguagesEnglishFrenchYiddishandHebrewallowinghimtodevelopamultilingualmodernistJewishvoicethatisatouchstoneforunder-standingCanadasmulticulturalidentity.HisstrugglewiththeemotionalandhistoricaldimensionsofdiasporaisofconsiderableimportancethroughouthisworkandisinvestigatedthroughthelensesoftranslationvoiceandhisrelationshiptootherJewishwriters.Contributorsalsore-evaluateKleinsconnectiontoMontrealandtheoriginalwaysinwhichhecapturedtheatmosphereofhisjargoningcity.reectsthemanywaysA.M.Kleinisbeingremaderefashionedandreconstructedinthetwenty-rstcenturybothasabridgetothepastandamodelforcontemporarycriticalandcreativeworkinCanadianliterature.chairoftheConcordiaInstituteforCanadianJewishStudiesisactionandnon-ctionwriterandeditor.Hisbooksinclude.istheauthorofnumerousbooksincluding.SheteachesintheFrenchStudiesDepartmentatConcordiaUniversityinMontreal.Thirteendiverseessaysinreconsiderculturalandhistoricalrootsofarchitectureandexplorecontemporaryvenuesforarchitecturalaction.DifferentconceptsofthemachinearepursuedinessaysonFritzLangsAlfredJarryspataphysicalmachinesandcosmologicalandpoliticalordersinsixteenth-centuryutopias.Cross-culturaltensionsareexaminedinessaysontheChristianappropriationofAztecsymbolismandonJesuitperspectivesinanimperialChinesegardeninBeijing.ArchitecturaloriginsandeducationarerevisitedinessaysonreandlanguageinVitruviusonstorytellingbySpanishtheoristJuanCaramueldeLobkowitzandontheroleofhistoryinthedesignofthePratodellaValleapublicsquareinPadua.PhenomenalexperienceisthefocusofessaysonlightandstoneintheGothicchurchofSaint-DenisandonbodilymovementthroughtheancientPalaceofMinosatKnossosinCrete.TensionsinarchitecturalrepresentationareinvestigatedinessaysontheinuenceofVillarddeHonnecourtondrawingsbyWilliamBurgesinVictorianEnglandandonStendhalscuriousnarrativedrawingsinhisbook.Contemporarybeliefsarescrutinizedinanessaythatusespsychoanalytictheorytoexaminethemodernconceptofsustainability.holdstheSaidyeRosnerBronfmanChairoftheHistoryofArchitectureatMcGillUniversity.Heistheauthorofseveralbooksincluding.isprofessorofarchitectureatDalhousieUniversity.Heistheauthorofaforthcomingbook.FailuresOppositeListeningtoA.M.KleinChoraIntervalsinthePhilosophyofArchitectureVolume6June2011July20111972editedbynormanravvinandsherrysimoneditedbyalbertoprez-gmezandstephenparcell2011MQUPSPRINGAnoriginallookatanadmiredyetelusiveCanadianwriter.Aninterdisciplinarycollectionofessaysinthehistoryandphilosophyofarchitecture.978-0-7735-3862-729.95ACDNpaperAvailableinCanadaonly978-0-7735-3832-095.00SCDN95.00SUS74.00cloth69312ppCHORAIntervalsinthePhilosophyofArchitecture978-0-7735-3859-734.95ACDN34.95AUS23.99paper978-0-7735-3858-095.00SCDN95.00SUS74.00cloth6.759.25328ppFailuresOppositeFailuresOppositeAHouseofWordsJewishWritingIdentityandMemoryTranslatingMontrealEpisodesintheLifeofaDividedCityChora6MetropolisViedeHenryBrulardBuiltUponLoveArchitecturalLongingafterEthicsandAestheticsFourHistoricalDenitionsofArchitectureNormanRavvinSherrySimonAlbertoPrez-GmezStephenParcell