The Culture of Criticism and the Criticism of Culture

Giles Gunn author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:2nd Feb '89

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This important new work is at once a provocative defence of the kind of moral reflection once associated in America with the writings of Lionel Trilling and Edmund Wilson and an acknowledgement that this pragmatic legacy must be revaluated in the light of challenges posed by structuralist and post-structuralist theory. Gunn challenges the assumptions of modern criticism with a revised interpretation of pragmatism and its critical legacy.

'Gunn's thoughtful explanations, wide erudition, and formidable intellect make this book ... absolutely essential for academic libraries.' Choice

ISBN: 9780195056426

Dimensions: 202mm x 137mm x 12mm

Weight: 215g

240 pages