Modernism and Its Discontents

Philosophical Problems of Twentieth-Century Literary Theory

von Bruce E. Fleming

158 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Literary theory of the twentieth century in the Anglo-American tradition forms a coherent whole, dividing into discrete clusters. This theory is riddled with purely logical problems inherent in its enterprise, resulting from the fact that Modernist theory develops as an offshoot of Romanticism. Such fundamental flaws, or discontents, afflict all Modernist theory, from Russian Formalism through Structuralism and Deconstruction. The problems of Modernist theory cannot be solved; at most we can resolve to take theory in a new direction.

• Reihe: New Studies in Aesthetics
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein 1900 bis 2000
• ISBN: 9780820427409
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.1995
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York