Post-Structuralism and the Question of History (a first printing)

attridge/bennington/young (editors)

ISBN 10: 0521327598 / ISBN 13: 9780521327596

Published by Cambridge University Press,uk, 1987

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Title: Post-Structuralism and the Question of ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press,uk

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Recent developments in literary theory (such as structuralism and deconstruction) have come under attack for ignoring history, while historically based approaches have been criticised for failing to take account of the problems inherent in their methodological foundations. This collection of essays is unique in focusing on this central debate in literary studies today: the relation between post-structuralist and historical (especially Marxist) literary theory and criticism. The volume includes a deconstructive reading of Marx, essays which relate history to the philosophical and institutional context, and a number of studies of particular texts, literary theory with particular force.

Book Description:

This collection of essays is unique in focusing on this central debate in literary studies today: the relation between post-structuralist and historical (especially Marxist) literary theory and criticism.