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Post-Structuralism and the Question of History

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Post-Structuralism and the Question of History
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Derek Attridge
Edited by Geoff Bennington
Edited by Robert Young
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 139
Category/GenreLiterary theory
ISBN/Barcode 9780521367806
ClassificationsDewey:801.95
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 11 May 1989
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Recent developments in literary theory, such as structuralism and deconstruction, have come under attack for neglecting history, while historically-based approaches have been criticized for failing to take account of the problems inherent in their methodological foundations. This collection of essays is unique in that it focuses on the relation between post-structuralism and historical (especially Marxist) literary theory and criticism. The volume includes a deconstructive reading of Marx, essays that relate history to the philosophical and institutional context, and a number of studies of particular texts, literary and non-literary, which pose the question of history and literary theory with particular force.