The fall of literary theory : a 21st century return to deconstruction and poststructuralism, with applications /

The book revives literary theory, which was popular at the end of the 20th century, with the purpose of showing how useful it is in the current century in opening the minds of students to the dangers of claiming to have a fixed identity. It shows that in Western cultures identity is a construct that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Andreasen, Liana Vrăjitoru (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Irvine, California : BrownWalker Press/Universal Publishers, Inc., 2017
Temas:
Derrida, Jacques.
Lacan, Jacques, > 1901-1981.
Derrida, Jacques
Lacan, Jacques, > 1901-1981
Literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Postmodernism (Literature)
Existentialism in literature.
Literature > Philosophy.
Littérature > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc.
Postmodernisme (Littérature)
Existentialisme dans la littérature.
Existentialism in literature
Literature > Philosophy
Literature > Theory, etc.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The fall from territory
  • 2. A closer look at the three modes of identity and fallenness
  • 3. The fall from innocence in Billy Budd
  • 4. The fall from authenticity in Absalom, Absalom!
  • The fall from meaning in The Crying of Lot 49
  • 6. Framing unfallen identity
  • 7. Healing identity in Tortuga and Beloved
  • 8. Finally, a conclusion.

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