The Rebirth of American Literary Theory and Criticism

Veeser, H. Aram

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Author
Veeser, H. Aram
Publish Date
2020-11-27
Subtitle
Scholars Discuss Intellectual Origins and Turning Points
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
258
Publisher Name
3827
ISBN-10
1785274376
ISBN-13
9781785274374
citemno
274557
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9781785274374

Description

The interviewees of this volume fall into three groups: the main players who brought about the rise of theory (Fish, Gallop, Spivak, Bhabha); a younger group of post-theorists (Bérubé, Dimock, Nealon, Warren); the anti-critique theorists (Felski); and new order theorists (Puchner, Wolfe). They discuss elemental questions, such as trying to grasp what was logic and what was rhetoric; trying to see down the road while fog and turmoil held visibility to arm’s length; and trying to pick legible meanings out of the cultural blanket of deafening noise. Theorists were not only good thinkers but also pioneers who were seeking profound transformations.