Structuralist Poetics: Structuralism, Linguistics and the Study of Literature

ISBN-13: 9780415289887 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 368 str.

Jonathan Culler; J. Culler;Culler Jonathan

Opis

A work of technical skill as well as literary merit, Structuralist Poetics was awarded the 1975 James Russell Lowell Prize of the Modern Language Association. It was during the writing of this book that Culler developed his now famous and complex theory of poetics and narrative, which he makes clear within these pages. The book itself combines a survey of structuralist literary criticism with a discussion about how English and American criticism might benefit from its lessons. Now reissued as a Routledge Classic with a new introduction from the author, Structuralist Poetics remains an arresting and vital tome and useful guide for anyone interested in the importance of literature and the debates surrounding it.

Recenzje

'The brilliance, precision and clarity with which Dr Culler conducts his argument make this a book which all those concerned with the analysis of literature should read.' - A.S. Byatt, Times Education Supplement

Spis treści

PART I Structuralism and Linguistic Models 1 The Linguistic Foundation 2 The Development of a Method: Two Examples 3 Jakobson’s Poetic Analyses 4 Greimas and Structural Semantics 5 Linguistic Metaphors in Criticism PART II Poetics 6 Literary Competence 7 Convention and Naturalization 8 Poetics of the Lyric 9 Poetics of the Novel PART III Perspectives 10 ‘Beyond’ Structuralism: Tel Quel 11 Conclusion: Structuralism and the Qualities of Literature

O autorze

Jonathan Culler (1944- ). Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cornell University, pioneered the application of semiotics to the study of literature in the English-speaking world.