{"product_id":"a-future-for-criticism-hardback-9781405169578","title":"A Future for Criticism (Hardback) 9781405169578","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Future for Criticism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A pleasure to read from start to finish. This book will touch even sedated nerves, and bring energy and cheer to anyone who cares about reading, and about thinking about reading or anything else.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eMichael Wood\u003c\/b\u003e, Princeton University  \u003cp\u003e\"This is a hugely appealing book. It is at once glitteringly clear and intellectually adventurous, and the whole thing hums with a sociable impulse of delight.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eSteven Connor\u003c\/b\u003e, Birkbeck College, London\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A terrific book–incisive and challenging, accessible and lucid. It should make a stir.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eCoppélia Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e, Brown University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Belsey is uniquely qualified both to reexamine the problems confronting a post-humanist cultural criticism and to reformulate the intellectual and political responsibilities they entail. This book does not disappoint expectations. It is a highly readable, utterly compelling polemic, and I cannot recommend it enough.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eMatthew Beaumont\u003c\/b\u003e, University College, London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatherine Belsey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405169578, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 January 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 1.6 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The unbuttoned directness of this little book is invigorating.\" - Jean E. Howard (\u003ci\u003eShakespeare Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Future for Criticism \u003c\/i\u003eissues a challenge to critics that really amounts to having the courage of our convictions and sticking to what we're good at, resisting the encroachments of history and psychology, and having 'confidence in the independent capabilities of criticism' (76) ... Belsey's book is a positive pleasure to read.\" (\u003ci\u003eTransnational Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2011)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Laudably eschewing jargon, she draws up a very readable manifesto for change in critical practice which would require critics to be more reflective about the pleasure of reading fiction and attending plays . . . nevertheless, the front she has chosen on which to examine a new direction for literary and\/or cultural criticism is timely and compelling, and her argument made with verve and originality.\" (Suite101.com, 4 April 2011)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Future for Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e considers why fiction gives so much pleasure, and the neglect of this issue in contemporary criticism.   \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a brief, lively, and accessible account of a new direction for critical practice, from one of Britain's most prominent literary theorists and critics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes a new path for future criticism, more open to reflecting on the pleasures of fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a clear, jargon-free style, and illustrated throughout with numerous examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Pleasure: Have we neglected it? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFiction for pleasure 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe case of tragedy 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe English curriculum 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCries of joy 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Aesthetic’ pleasure 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pleasure of the Text 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernist unpleasure 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGaiety 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Piety: Haven’t we overdone it? 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriticism on the defensive 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassic defences 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe advent of theory 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe superego 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeurosis 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplacency 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture and Anarchy 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtefacts and pleasure 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical writing 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Biography: Friend or foe? 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife and art 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiography in theory 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the authors say 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Historicism 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShakespeare’s life 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFact or fiction? 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShakespeare’s memory 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRomance 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe death of the reader 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Realism: Do we overrate it? 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA disputed value 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe default genre 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImitation 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsight 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotalization 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuspicion 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjections 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe radical view 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecuperation 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA counter-example 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Culture: What do we mean by it? 72\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural criticism 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwin perils 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture as meanings 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, in Paris … 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthropology 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother culture 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerils circumvented 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork to do 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 History: Do we do it justice? 90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOfficial usage 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural difference 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory and criticism 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCustomary knowledge 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDissonance 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn example 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe old historicism 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriticism as cultural history 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe uses of criticism 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical skills 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Desire: A force to reckon with 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePleasure revisited 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrpheus 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoss 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe desire of the protagonist 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStand-ins 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe desire of the reader 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe desire of the text 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstitution 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacification 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefiance 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking the rules 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd so … 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriticism 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 140\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language: reference \u0026amp; general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: reference \u0026amp; general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20reference%20\u0026amp;%20general%20%5BCB%5D%22\"\u003eCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437784690968,"sku":"9781405169578","price":68.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405169578.jpg?v=1784940243","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-future-for-criticism-hardback-9781405169578","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}