Twentieth-Century Literary Theory

An Introductory Anthology

Häftad, Engelska, 1987

AvVassilis Lambropoulos,David Neal Miller

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The ten topics contained in Twentieth-Century Literary Theory reflect contemporary theoretical interests and guide the reader through fundamental questions, from the formation to the uses of theory, and from the construction to the interpretation of literature. The selected essays cover a wealth of scholarship from both the United States and Europe. They go beyond traditional categories by focusing on issues rather than writers or critical movements, thus providing a forum for the continuing discussion of what theory is and does.

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Utgivningsdatum1987-01-09
Mått152 x 229 x 32 mm
Vikt739 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory
Antal sidor544
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780887062667

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Introduction 1. Theory Orientation of Critical TheoriesM.H. Abrams Problems in the Study of Literature and LanguageJurij Tynjanov and Roman Jakobson Structure, Sign, and Play in the Human SciencesJacques Derrida 2. Literature Preliminary ProblemsYvor Winters The Mode of Existence of the Literary WorkRene Wellek [Symbolic Action]Kenneth Burke 3. Author The Intentional FallacyW.K. Wimsatt Jr. and Monroe C. Beardsley Literature and BiographyBoris Tomashevsky What Is an Author?Michel Foucault 4. Tradition Tradition and the Individual TalentT.S. Eliot On Literary EvolutionJurij Tynjanov The Dialectics of Poetic TraditionHarold Bloom 5. Conventions Philosophical Investigations, sec. 156-67, 197-203Ludwig Wittgenstein ConventionsRaymond Williams 6. Style Linguistics and Literary HistoryLeo Spitzer The Heresy of ParaphraseCleanth Brooks The Status of StyleNelson Goodman 7. Narrative Distance and Point-of-View: An Essay in ClassificationWayne C. Booth Discourse Typology in ProseMixail Baxtin Elements of a Narrative GrammarA.J. Greimas 8. Interpretation What Is a Text? Explanation and UnderstandingPaul Ricoeur Demonstration vs. Persuasion: Two Models of Critical ActivityStanley Fish Psychoanalysis and the PolisJulia Kristeva 9. Reception The Reading Process: A Phenomenological ApproachWolfgang Iser The Writer's Audience Is Always a FictionWalter J. Ong., S.J. Introduction (0.1, 0.2)Umberto Eco 10. Evaluation Taste and the Reproduction of ArtBenedetto Croce Reasons and JudgmentsMonroe C. Beardsley Contingencies of ValueBarbara Herrnstein Smith Appendix A: Supplemetary ReadingsAppendix B: ChronologyAppendix C: Sources Index

"It's unquestionably the best anthology of literary theory currently available. It supersedes all its competitors: it's up to date, more inclusive than any previous collection, and contains ingenious and welcome surprises in the way of 'extra-literary' selections that enhance its value by intelligently broadening its scope. It should prove irresistible to anyone interested in modern literary theory. This anthology is au courant." — Jack Davis