Fredric Jameson

Hardback

Main Details

Title Fredric Jameson
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Adam C. Roberts
SeriesRoutledge Critical Thinkers
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreLiterary theory
Social and political philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780415215220
ClassificationsDewey:801.95092
Audience
Undergraduate
Illustrations 3 black & white tables

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 7 September 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

An invaluable introduction to the life and work of one of today's most important cultural critics. Studied on most undergraduate literary and cultural studies courses, Frederic Jameson's writing targets subjects from architecture to science fiction, cinema to global capitalism. Of his works, The Political Unconscious remains one of the most widely cited Marxist literary-theoretical texts, and 'Postmodernism, or the cultural logic of late capitalism', is amongst the most influential statements on the nature of post-modernity ever published. Adam Roberts offers an engaging introduction to this crucial figure, which will convince any student of contemporary theory that Jameson must be read.

Author Biography

Adam Roberts is Lecturer in English at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Reviews

"With extensive discussion of Jameson's intellectual and historical contexts and careful suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal guide to Jameson."-amazon.com ..."a clear guide to Jameson's oeurve... a useful companion."-Choice