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Postmodern Literary Theory
An Introduction
Niall Lucy (Author)
9780631200017, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 14 November 1997
300 pages
25 x 20 x 1.5 cm, 0.425 kg
"...such is the challenging reading of things Niall Lucy offers in his magnificent book, Postmodern Literary Theory." McKenzie Wark, Higher Education
In this brilliantly provocative and comprehensively informative introductory text, Niall Lucy shows the student how postmodern literary theory works, what its origins are, and what its consequences.
Preface. 1. Mind and Myth. 2. Simulation and the Sublime. 3. The Death of History. 4. Literature and the Liminal. 5. Interpretation as Invention. 6. The Death of Criticism. 7. Rhetorical Reading. 8. Performing Politics. 9. The Death of Theory. 10. Concept Creation. 11. Ethical Evaluations. 12. The Return of Reason. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
Subject Areas: Language: reference & general [CB]
