| Publication |
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2011.
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| Description |
149pRed and blue spine
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| Series |
Very Short Introductions
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| Summary/Abstract |
What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in this Very Short Introduction to literary theory. Often a controversial subject, said to have transformed the study of culture and society in the past two decades, literary theory is accused of undermining respect for tradition and truth and encouraging suspicion about the political and psychological implications of cultural projects rather than admiration for great literature.
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| Standard Number |
9780199691340 Pb.
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