Transgression

Transgressions provides an exemplary introduction to the labyrinthine modes of reading that we now realize literary texts demand... It is an invaluable, and eminently readable, guide to literary study.' - Juliet Flower McCannell, University of California, Irvine, USA

Julian Wolfreys introduces students to the central concept of transgression, showing how to interpret the concept from a number of theoretical standpoints. He demonstrates how texts from different cultural and historical periods can be read to examine the workings of 'transgression' and the way in which it has changed over time.Julian Wolfreys introduces students to the central concept of transgression, showing how to interpret the concept from a number of theoretical standpoints. He demonstrates how texts from different cultural and historical periods can be read to examine the workings of 'transgression' and the way in which it has changed over time.