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Very welcome and important ... the book is at once indispensable. Guardian Extraordinarily thorough and responsive ... austerely elegant ... in praise of a distinguished essay in cultural history and critical theory. Times Literary Supplement This is a book to be grateful for. Criticism A richly informing and provocative work of intellectual history ... Mulhern marshals his evidence stwith a rare power of argument and a scrupulous fairness of coverage. British Book News An important and valuable book ... written with intensity and intelligence. Nation

Very welcome and important ... the book is at once indispensable. Guardian Extraordinarily thorough and responsive ... austerely elegant ... in praise of a distinguished essay in cultural history and critical theory. Times Literary Supplement This is a book to be grateful for. Criticism A richly informing and provocative work of intellectual history ... Mulhern marshals his evidence stwith a rare power of argument and a scrupulous fairness of coverage. British Book News An important and valuable book ... written with intensity and intelligence. Nation An extraordinary, thoughtful and thought-provoking study, 'Figures of Catastrophe' is very highly recommended for community and academic library Literary Studies reference collections and supplemental curriculums. - Midwest Book Review

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Francis Mulhern (born 1952) comes from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. He was educated at University College Dublin and the University of Cambridge. He has taught at universities in Ireland, Italy, Brazil and the USA, and was for many years Professor of Critical Studies at Middlesex University until his resignation in 2010. He is Associate Editor of New Left Review.

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