The philosophy of modern literary theory

Description

Issues de la philosophie, les théories de la littérature contemporaines ne sauraient être comprises indépendamment de leurs origines historiques. L'auteur se propose de reconstruire les fondements philosophiques et esthétiques des principaux courants de la critique littéraire à travers Kant, Croce, Jakobson, Barthes, Adorno, Eco, Richard, Nietzsche, etc. Le livre renseigne le public francophone sur des aspects peu connus par exemple sur les affinités entre le formalisme russe, le structuralisme tchèque et l'esthétique de la réception allemande.

Description

A remarkable, systematic reconstruction of the philosophical and aesthetic foundations of the major literary theories, from Anglo-American New Criticism to Deconstruction and Postmodernism. The book ranges across not just the philosophical underpinnings of English Literature but also the critical literatures of Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Italy and North America. For the first time, the major schools of literary theory are set within their philosophical context. The book is likely to become the standard introduction to the study of literary theory

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Other Editions

• The philosophy of modern literary theoryAthlone Press1999-01-01
• Critique littéraire et esthétiqueL'Harmattan2003-01-01
• The Philosophy of Modern Literary TheoryPaperbackContinuum2005-07-01