Critical Practice
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- Synopsis
- What is poststructuralist theory, and what difference does it make to literary criticism? Where do we find the meaning of the text: in the author's head? in the reader's? Or do we, instead, make meaning in the practice of reading itself? If so, what part do our own values play in the process of interpretation? And what is the role of the text? Catherine Belsey considers these and other questions concerning the relations between human beings and language, readers and texts, writing and cultural politics. Critical Practice assumes no prior knowledge of poststructuralism, but guides the reader confidently through the maze of contemporary theory. The volume simply and lucidly explains the views of such key figures as Louis Althusser, Roland Barthes, Jacques Lacan and Jacques Derrida, and shows their theories at work in readings of familiar literary texts.
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 161 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 03/29/06
- Copyrighted By:
- Katherine Belsey
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Chancey Fleet
- Proofread By:
- avid reader
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.