Theory/cultre, 2. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6.25" x 9.25", displays shelfwear, with faint traces of the removal of stickers from front cover. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and bright. xiv/516 pages. "Paul Ricoeur is one of the most important modern literary theorists and a philosopher of world renown. This collection brings together his published articles, papers, reviews, and interviews that focus on literary theory and criticism. The first of four sections includes early pieces that explore the philosophical foundations for a post-structural hermeneutics. The second contains reviews and essays in which Ricoeur engages in debate over some of the central themes of literary theory, including figuration/configuration and narrativity. In the third section are later essays on post-structuralist hermeneutics, and in the fourth, interviews in which he discusses text, language, and myths. Mario Vald�s provides an introduction to the literary theories of Paul Ricoeur and the works in this collection particularly. He also includes a complete bibliography of Ricoeur's works that have appeared in English.".

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Title: A Ricoeur Reader: Reflection and Imagination (THEORY/CULTURE)
Publisher: Univ of Toronto Press
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0802068146
ISBN 13: 9780802068149
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Good

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This a work encompassing the range of Ricoeur's thought, looking at his contributions to literary theory and marking his place within the tradition of hermeneutics and the phenomenology of philosophy. Areas addressed are structuralism and post-structuralism and the dialect of engagement. Ricoeur's thought has influenced an extensive range of work in contemporary debate over the form and function of the construction of meaningful linguistic activity.

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MARIO J. VALD�S is Northern Telecom Professor of Ibero-American Studies, University of Toronto

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