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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198128398

ISBN-139780198128397

eBay Product ID (ePID)4439295

Product Key Features

Number of Pages220 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBeyond Deconstruction : the Uses and Abuses of Literary Theory

SubjectMovements / Deconstruction, Linguistics / General

Publication Year1985

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorNot Available

FormatHardcover

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Item Weight15.3 Oz

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal801/.95/09

SynopsisWhat have they done to literary criticism? Where is it leading-and where will it all end? The past two decades have seen swift and radical changes in the way literature is perceived and taught in this country and abroad. The emergence of a myriad of new schools of literary theory is perplexing-perhaps even disturbing-but Howard Felperin offers guidance to the bemused in this balanced and lively overview of all the major schools of contemporary literary theory. Steering clear of technicalities as he explains, explores, and occasionally takes issue, Felperin surveys the large movements in critical thought that have succeeded "new" and practical criticism, and focuses on the major schools and figures of structuralism, marxism, and deconstruction. While in sympathy with the far-reaching critique of institutional practices that these movements represent, he also shows us that we must separate the purist and imperialist tendencies of the new theory from the genuine gains in critical self-consciousness that it has made possible. This new potential for textual and cultural understanding is strikingly illustrated through a fresh reading of Shakespeare's sonnets in the light of post structuralist thought. Responsive to developments on both sides of the Atlantic and to relations and differences between them, Beyond Deconstruction is a comprehensive, incisive introduction to a burgeoning field., The past two decades have seen swift and radical change in the way literature is perceived and taught in this country and abroad, as numerous new schools of theory have blossomed, particularly at Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Cambridge. Intended as an introduction to these new theories, BeyondDeconstruction offers a balanced and lively overview that steers clear of technicalities as it explains, explores, and occasionally takes issue with the large movements that have followed the so-called "practical" criticism of F.R. Leavis and others. Felperin focuses on the major schools and figuresof structuralism, Marxism, and deconstruction, providing readers with a clear grasp of the ideological and methodological issues involved. In its responsiveness to developments on both sides of the Atlantic and to relations and differences between them, Beyond Deconstruction provides acomprehensive and incisive introduction to the field.

LC Classification NumberPN45