Items related to Fictions of Autonomy: Modernism from Wilde to de Man...
Synopsis
No aspect of modernist literature has attracted more passionate defenses, or more furious denunciations, than its affinity for the idea of autonomy. A belief in art as a law unto itself is central to the work of many writers from the late nineteenth century to the present. But is this belief just a way of denying art's social contexts, its roots in the lives of its creators, its political and ethical obligations?
Fictions of Autonomy argues that the concept of autonomy is, on the contrary, essential for understanding modernism historically. Disputing the prevailing skepticism about autonomy, Andrew Goldstone shows that the pursuit of relative independence within society is modernism's distinctive way of relating to its contexts. Goldstone examines an expansive modernist field in fiction, poetry, and theory--Oscar Wilde, J.-K. Huysmans, Henry James, Marcel Proust, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, Wallace Stevens, Djuna Barnes, Theodor Adorno, Paul de Man--in order to reveal an ever-shifting preoccupation with autonomy. Drawing on Bourdieu's sociology, formalist reading, and historical contextualization, this book demonstrates the importance of autonomy to modernist themes as varied as domestic service, artistic aging, expat life, and non-referentiality.
Nothing less than an argument for a wholesale revision of the assumptions of modernist studies, Fictions of Autonomy is also an intervention in literary theory. This book shows why anyone interested in literary history, the sociology of culture, and aesthetics needs to take account of the social, stylistic, and political significance of the problem, and the potential, of autonomy.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Andrew Goldstone is Assistant Professor of English at Rutgers University.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherOUP USA
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0199861129
- ISBN 13 9780199861125
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages224
Buy New
View this item
£ 49.49
£ 22.55 shipping from Japan to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speedsSearch results for Fictions of Autonomy: Modernism from Wilde to de Man...
Stock Image
Fictions of Autonomy : Modernism from Wilde to De Man : (Modernist Literature and Culture)
Seller: Asano Bookshop, Nagoya, AICHI, Japan
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Brand New. Fictions of Autonomy presents a revisionary account of aesthetic autonomy and transnational modernism with a range of readings that includes works by Wilde, Eliot, Joyce, Barnes, and Stevens alongside writings by theorists like Adorno and de Man. Seller Inventory # a28580
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Fictions of Autonomy : Modernism from Wilde to de Man
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 18846622-n
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Fictions of Autonomy: Modernism from Wilde to de Man (Modernist Literature and Culture)
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9780199861125_new
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Fictions of Autonomy
Published by
Oxford University Press Inc, 2013
ISBN 10: 0199861129
ISBN 13: 9780199861125
New
Hardcover
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L1-9780199861125
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Fictions of Autonomy (Hardcover)
Published by
Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 2013
ISBN 10: 0199861129
ISBN 13: 9780199861125
New
Hardcover
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. No aspect of modernist literature has attracted more passionate defenses, or more furious denunciations, than its affinity for the idea of autonomy. A belief in art as a law unto itself is central to the work of many writers from the late nineteenth century to the present. But is this belief just a way of denying art's social contexts, its roots in the lives of its creators, its political and ethical obligations?Fictions of Autonomyargues that the concept of autonomy is, on the contrary, essential for understanding modernism historically. Disputing the prevailing skepticism about autonomy, Andrew Goldstone shows that the pursuit of relativeindependence within society is modernism's distinctive way of relating to its contexts. Modernist autonomy is grounded in connections to servants and audiences, aging bodies and wardrobe choices; it joins T.S. Eliot to Adorno as exponents of late style and Djuna Barnes to Joyce as anti-communal cosmopolitans. Autonomy reveals new affinities across an expansive modernist field from Henry James and Proust to Stevens and de Man. Drawing on Bourdieu's sociology, formalist reading, and historicalcontextualization, this book shows autonomy's range--and its limitations--as a modernist mode of social practice.Nothing less than an argument for a wholesale revision of theassumptions of modernist studies, Fictions of Autonomy is also an intervention in literary theory. This book shows why anyone interested in literary history, the sociology of culture, and aesthetics needs to take account of the social, stylistic, and political significance of the problem, and the potential, of autonomy. Fictions of Autonomy presents a revisionary account of aesthetic autonomy and transnational modernism with a range of readings that includes works by Wilde, Eliot, Joyce, Barnes, and Stevens alongside writings by theorists like Adorno and de Man. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780199861125
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Fictions of Autonomy
Published by
Oxford University Press Inc, 2013
ISBN 10: 0199861129
ISBN 13: 9780199861125
New
Hardcover
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L1-9780199861125
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller Image
Fictions of Autonomy : Modernism from Wilde to de Man
Published by
Oxford University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0199861129
ISBN 13: 9780199861125
Used
Hardcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 18846622
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Fictions of Autonomy: Modernism from Wilde to de Man
Published by
Oxford University Press Inc, 2013
ISBN 10: 0199861129
ISBN 13: 9780199861125
New
Hardcover
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days 458. Seller Inventory # C9780199861125
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller Image
Fictions of Autonomy : Modernism from Wilde to de Man
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 18846622-n
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller Image
Fictions of Autonomy : Modernism from Wilde to de Man
Published by
Oxford University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0199861129
ISBN 13: 9780199861125
Used
Hardcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 18846622
Quantity: Over 20 available