Against democracy : literary experience in the era of emancipations /

"This book argues that we can no longer envision a political system that might practically displace democracy or, more accurately, global democratic state capitalism. Democracy has become fundamental: It extends deeper and deeper into everyday life; it grounds and limits our political thought a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: During, Simon, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Democracy in literature.
Conservatism in literature.
Politics and literature.
Littérature > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc.
Conservatisme dans la littérature.
Politique et littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Literature > Theory, etc.
Languages & Literatures.
Literature - General.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Democracy today
  • Reform or refusal? Living in democratic capitalism
  • Conservatism and critique
  • Literary criticism's failure
  • The literary origins of modern democracy
  • Howards End's socialism
  • Saul Bellow and the antinomies of democratic experience.

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