The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 9, Twentieth-Century Historical, Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives

This volume presents a wide-ranging survey of developments in literary criticism and theory during the last century.

Christa Knellwolf (Edited by), Christopher Norris (Edited by)

9780521317252, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 21 December 2006

500 pages
22.7 x 16.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.82 kg

'This book is an impressive addition to the burgeoning literature on contemporary literary and cultural theory … the scholarly apparatus can hardly be faulted .. a diverse and well-argued series of essays.' English

This ninth volume in The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism presents a wide-ranging survey of developments in literary criticism and theory during the last century. Drawing on the combined expertise of a large team of specialist scholars, it offers an authoritative account of the various movements of thought that have made the late twentieth century such a richly productive period in the history of criticism. The aim has been to cover developments which have had greatest impact on the academic study of literature, along with background chapters that place those movements in a broader, intellectual, national and socio-cultural perspective. In comparison with Volumes Seven and Eight, also devoted to twentieth-century developments, there is marked emphasis on the rethinking of historical and philosophical approaches, which have emerged, especially during the past two decades, as among the most challenging areas of debate.

Notes on contributors
Introduction Christa Knellwolf and Christopher Norris
Part I. History: 1. Historicism and historical criticism Paul Hamilton
2. Literary criticism and the history of ideas Timothy Bahti
3. Cultural materialism John Drakakis
4. New historicism Duncan Salkeld
5. Fascist politics and literary criticism Ortwin de Graef, Dirk de Geest and Eveline Vanfrausen
Part II. Marxism and Post Marxism: 6. Marxism and literary criticism Alex Callinicos
7. Marxism and poststructuralism Michael Ryan
8. Adorno and the early Frankfurt School Andrew Edgar
9. The German-French debate: critical theory, hermeneutics and deconstruction Andrew Bowie
10. Post-war Italian intellectual culture: from Marxism to cultural studies Renate Holub
Part III. From Folk Narratives to Cultural Studies: 11. Mikhail Bakhtin: language, narrative and literature Ken Hirschkop
12. Cultural studies Chris Weedon
13. Literature and the institutional context Gary Day
Part IV. Psychoanalytic Approaches: 14. Literary criticism and psychoanalytic positions Rainer Emig
Part V. Gender and Sexuality: 15. The history of feminist criticism Christa Knellwolf
16. Deconstruction and feminism Diane Elam
17. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender criticism Joseph Bristow
Part VI. Colonialism, Post-Coloniality, Nation and Race: 18. Post-colonial theory Firdous Azim
19. African American literary history Simon Lee Price
20. Anthropological criticism Brian Coates
Part VII. Modernity and Postmodernism: 21. Modernism, modernity, modernisation Robert Holub
22. Postmodernism Patricia Waugh
Part VIII. Philosophy, Aesthetics and Literary Criticism: 23. Words and things in phenomenology and existentialism Clive Cazeaux
24. Criticism, aesthetics and analytic philosophy Peter Lamarque
25. Italian idealism Stephen Moller
26. Spanish and Spanish American poetics and criticism Manuel Barbeito Varela
27. American neopragmatism and its background Dan Latimer
28. Ethics and literary studies Geoffrey Harpham
Part IX. Interdisciplinary Approaches: 29. Literature and theology Kevin Mills
30. Literary theory, science and philosophy of science Christopher Norris
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary reference works [DSR], Literature: history & criticism [DS]