Issues in Contemporary Critical Theory: A Selection of Critical Essays

by Peter Barry

General Editor's Preface.- Introduction.- PART 1 EARLY MODERN VIEWPOINTS: CRITICAL BACKGROUND TO CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- PART 2 THE MAJOR ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY DEBATES.- Is Theory Necessary ? (Empiricism vs Theoreticism).- What Does the Literary Work Represent'.- Is Literature Language? (The Claims of Stylistics).- What is Deconstruction'.- What is the Reader's Place'.- PART 3 THE NEW THEORIES IN PRACTICE.- Fiction Poetry Drama.- Select Bibliography.-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333398122
• ISBN13: 9780333398128
• Release Date: November 1987
• Publisher: MacMillan
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"