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Political Unconscious : Narrative As a Socially Symbolic Act by Fredric Jameson (2002, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-100415287510
ISBN-139780415287517
eBay Product ID (ePID)52855350
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NamePolitical Unconscious : Narrative As a Socially Symbolic Act
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
SubjectGeneral, Rhetoric, Subjects & Themes / Politics
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorFredric Jameson
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Reviews'Every now and then a book appears which is literally ahead of its time ... The Political Unconscious is such a book ... it sets new standards of what a classic work is . ' - Slavoj Zizek
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal801/.95
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentPREFACE 1 On Interpretation: Literature as a Socially Symbolic Act 2 Magical Narratives: On the Dialectical Use of Genre Criticism 3 Realism and Desire: Balzac and the Problem of the Subject 4 Authentic Ressentiment: Generic Discontinuities and Ideologemes in the Experimental Novels of George Gissing 5 Romance and Reification: Plot Construction and Ideological Closure in Joseph Conrad 6 Conclusion: The Dialectic of Utopia and Ideology INDEX
SynopsisIn this ground-breaking and influential study Fredric Jameson explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. At the time Jameson was actually writing the book, in the mid to late seventies, there was a major reaction against deconstruction and poststructuralism. As one of the most significant literary theorists, Jameson found himself in the unenviable position of wanting to defend his intellectual past yet keep an eye on the future. With this book he carried it off beautifully. A landmark publication, The Political Unconscious takes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century.century., This ground-breaking and influential study explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. It takes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century.
LC Classification NumberPN3451
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