Post-structuralism And The Question Of History

by Derek Attridge

2021-01-01 01:45:42

Recent developments in literary theory, such as structuralism and deconstruction, have come under attack for neglecting history, while historically-based approaches have been criticized for failing to take account of the problems inherent in their me... Read more
Recent developments in literary theory, such as structuralism and deconstruction, have come under attack for neglecting history, while historically-based approaches have been criticized for failing to take account of the problems inherent in their methodological foundations. This collection of essays is unique in that it focuses on the relation between post-structuralism and historical (especially Marxist) literary theory and criticism. The volume includes a deconstructive reading of Marx, essays that relate history to the philosophical and institutional context, and a number of studies of particular texts, literary and non-literary, which pose the question of history and literary theory with particular force. Less

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File size8.5 X 5.47 X 0.71 in
Print pages304
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date May 11, 1989
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521367806
Derek Attridge is the author or editor of over twenty books, whose work has been translated into a number of languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian, and Polish. His publica...

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