Acknowledgments  ix

Abbreviations for Works Cited  xi

1. Representation and the Abyss of Subjectivity  1

2. Presentation beyond Representation: Kant and the Limits of Discursive Understanding  22

3. The Speculative Proposition: Hegel and the Drama of Presentation  53

4. Marxs Key Concept? Althusser and the Darstellung Question  84

5. Figuration and the Sublime Logic of the Real: Jamesons Libidinal Apparatuses  127

6. The Theater of Figural Space  182

7. Can the Symptom Speak? Hegemony and the Problem of Cultural Representation  235

Notes  295

Bibliography  319

Index  327

"Hartley exhibits a command of a wide range of literature relevant to contemporary critical studies. . . . Recommended." —J. M. Carvalho, Choice

"[Hartley] poses some important questions for radical criticism. . . ." —Malcolm Miles, Leonardo

“What is perhaps most admirable and valuable about The Abyss of Representation is focused attention, not to say the breadth of knowledge and the theoretical imagination, that Hartley brings to bear on his subject. . . . Hartley offers a comprehensive view of the thinkers in his purview, synthesizing a wide range of material with considerable insight.”—Sean Saraka, Politics and Culture

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"[Hartley] poses some important questions for radical criticism. . . ." —Malcolm Miles, Leonardo

“What is perhaps most admirable and valuable about The Abyss of Representation is focused attention, not to say the breadth of knowledge and the theoretical imagination, that Hartley brings to bear on his subject. . . . Hartley offers a comprehensive view of the thinkers in his purview, synthesizing a wide range of material with considerable insight.”—Sean Saraka, Politics and Culture

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