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Issues in Contemporary Critical Theory

A Selection of Critical Essays

1988 Released
193 Pages
4-5 Hours
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Bloomsbury AcademicISBN 9781350309784

General Editor's Preface.- Introduction.- PART 1 EARLY MODERN VIEWPOINTS: CRITICAL BACKGROUND TO CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- PART 2 THE MAJOR ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- Is Theory Necessary ? (Empiricism vs Theoreticism).- What Does the Literary Work Represent'.- Is Literature Language? (The Claims of Stylistics).- What is Deconstruction'.- What is the Reader's Place'.- PART 3 THE NEW THEORIES IN PRACTICE.- Fiction Poetry Drama.- Select Bibliography.- Notes on Contributors.- Acknowledgements.- Index.

Peter Barry

Author Peter Barry lives in Aberdeen.

He has travelled extensively around the world and has a lifelong fascination with birds and a special interest in the meanings of their names.

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