Reading in an age of theory / edited by Bridget Gellert Lyons.
Reading in an age of theory / edited by Bridget Gellert Lyons.
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Publisher
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c1997.
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N801.95/122
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 192 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Reading Poirier Pragmatically / Ross Posnock -- 2. The Franco-American Dialogue: A Late Twentieth-Century Reassessment / Edward W. Said -- 3. Love is for the Birds: Sartre and La Fontaine / Leo Bersani -- 4. King Lear, Edmund Burke, and the French Revolution / David Bromwich -- 5. Listening to Wo...
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Publisher
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c1997.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
At a time when theory seems to dominate academic thought, how can "close reading" justify itself as a cogent and sophisticated interpretive strategy? In Reading in an Age of Theory, twelve distinguished scholars discuss the relationship of theory to reading, an important topic for both teachers and students of literature. Focusing on the work of Ri...
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Reading in an age of theory / edited by Bridget Gellert Lyons.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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c1997.
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N801.95/122
Record Identifier
74VvPpkJq8DA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvPpkJq8DA
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ISBN
081352430X (alk. paper)
DDC
801.95
MMS ID
991005469769702626
