Theory's empire :: an anthology of dissent /

Not too long ago, literary theorists were writing about the death of the novel and the death of the author; today many are talking about the death of Theory. Theory, as the many theoretical ism's (among them postcolonialism, postmodernism, and New Historicism) are now known, once seemed so exci...

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Weitere Verfasser: Patai, Daphne, 1943-, Corral, Wilfrido H. (Wilfrido Howard)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
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Zusammenfassung:Not too long ago, literary theorists were writing about the death of the novel and the death of the author; today many are talking about the death of Theory. Theory, as the many theoretical ism's (among them postcolonialism, postmodernism, and New Historicism) are now known, once seemed so exciting but has become ossified and insular. This iconoclastic collection is an excellent companion to current anthologies of literary theory, which have embraced an uncritical stance toward Theory and its practitioners. Written by nearly fifty prominent scholars, the essays in Theory's Empire question the.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 725 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0231508697
9780231508698