Inventing the Enemy: Essays

Table of Contents

Title Page

Table of Contents

Copyright

Introduction

Inventing the Enemy

Absolute and Relative

The Beauty of the Flame

Treasure Hunting

Fermented Delights

No Embryos in Paradise

Hugo, Hélas!: The Poetics of Excess

Censorship and Silence

Imaginary Astronomies

Living by Proverbs

I Am Edmond Dantès!

Ulysses: That’s All We Needed . . .

Why the Island is Never Found

Thoughts on WikiLeaks

Footnotes