Beyond Literary Studies: A Counter-Theoretical Approach

By Daniel Ferreras Savoye

This response to the current crisis in the field of literary studies describes the fundamental flaws of poststructuralist literary criticism, which has become a self-serving enterprise at the expense of scholarship at large and students in particular. Outlining an improved approach that meets the expectations of 21st-century students and teachers, the author proposes a new definition of the literary object of study which addresses the inconsistencies of the literary canon by including nontraditional narratives such as films, comic books and pop songs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476668558
• ISBN13: 9781476668550
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher