Marxism and Form: 20th-Century Dialectical Theories of Literature

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Marxism And Form: 20Th-Century Dialectical Theories Of LiteratureISBN13:9780691013114ISBN10:069101311XAuthor:Jameson, Fredric (Author)Description:For More Than Thirty Years, Fredric Jameson Has Been One Of The Most Productive, Wide-Ranging, And Distinctive Literary Theorists In The United States And The Anglophone World Marxism And Form Provided A Pioneering Account Of The Work Of The Major European Marxist Theorists--T W Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Herbert Marcuse, Ernst Bloch, Georg Luk Cs, And Jean-Paul Sartre--Work That Was, At The Time, Largely Neglected In The English-Speaking World Through Penetrating Readings Of Each Theorist, Jameson Developed A Critical Mode Of Engagement That Has Had Tremendous In Uence He Provided A Framework For Analyzing The Connection Between Art And The Historical Circumstances Of Its Making--In Particular, How Cultural Artifacts Distort, Repress, Or Transform Their Circumstances Through The Abstractions Of Aesthetic Form Jameson's Presentation Of The Critical Thought Of This Hegelian Marxism Provided A Stark Alternative To The Anglo-American Tradition Of Empiricism And Humanism It Would Later Provide A Compelling Alternative To Poststructuralism And Deconstruction As They Became Dominant Methodologies In Aesthetic Criticism One Year After Marxism And Form, Princeton Published Jameson's The Prison-House Of Language (1972), Which Provided A Thorough Historical And Philosophical Description Of Formalism And Structuralism Both Books Remain Central To Jameson's Main Intellectual Legacy: Describing And Extending A Tradition Of Western Marxism In Cultural Theory And Literary Interpretation Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:PRINCETON UNIV PRPublication Date:1974-05-21Weight:1.13 lbsDimensions:1.07'' H x 8.44'' L x 5.45'' WNumber of Pages:432Language:English

Price: 47.75 USD

Location: USA

End Time: 2024-12-01T11:22:15.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD