Issues in Contemporary Critical Theory

A Selection of Critical Essays

Peter Barry author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:24th Nov '87

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Issues in Contemporary Critical Theory cover

General Editor's Preface.- Introduction.- PART 1 EARLY MODERN VIEWPOINTS: CRITICAL BACKGROUND TO CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- PART 2 THE MAJOR ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- Is Theory Necessary ? (Empiricism vs Theoreticism).- What Does the Literary Work Represent'.- Is Literature Language? (The Claims of Stylistics).- What is Deconstruction'.- What is the Reader's Place'.- PART 3 THE NEW THEORIES IN PRACTICE.- Fiction Poetry Drama.- Select Bibliography.- Notes on Contributors.- Acknowledgements.- Index.

ISBN: 9780333398128

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 235g

193 pages