The Question of Literature: The Place of the Literary in Contemporary TheoryElizabeth Beaumont Bissell Brings together essays by a number of distinguished theorists and academics on the changing cultural significance of literature. |
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... political reasons , however , acknowledge that literature itself is thoroughly political : ' it has the most intimate relation ' , Terry Eagleton writes , ' to questions of social power ' . For theorists like Eagleton the politics of ...
... political reasons , however , acknowledge that literature itself is thoroughly political : ' it has the most intimate relation ' , Terry Eagleton writes , ' to questions of social power ' . For theorists like Eagleton the politics of ...
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... political theorising as the most basic theoretical activity and political activism as the most relevant or even exclusive form of praxis . Both are calls to accept politics as one's primary calling and acknowledge that every aspect of ...
... political theorising as the most basic theoretical activity and political activism as the most relevant or even exclusive form of praxis . Both are calls to accept politics as one's primary calling and acknowledge that every aspect of ...
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... political implications rarely if ever become explicit issues , either because of a desire to put an end to political lethargy , whatever the costs , or simply because there appears to be no time for critical analysis given the pressing ...
... political implications rarely if ever become explicit issues , either because of a desire to put an end to political lethargy , whatever the costs , or simply because there appears to be no time for critical analysis given the pressing ...
Contents
Introduction Elizabeth Beaumont Bissell | 1 |
difference as definition Charles Altieri | 19 |
questions of literature David Carroll | 66 |
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