Literature and Materialisms

ISBN-13: 9781138675704 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 187 str.

Frederic Neyrat

Opis

Literature and Materialisms sheds light on the current new wave of materialisms and assesses the impact on literary theory and criticism. It maps the similarities and differences between speculative realism, object-oriented philosophy, thing theory, and vibrant vitalism.

Spis treści

Introduction: The Disconcerting Materiality of Literature, 1. Materialism and Belief: On Religion and Politics, 2. Materialism and Economics: On Marxism, Ideology, and Culture, 3. Materialism and Subject: On Anti-Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and Feminism, 4. Materialism and Life: On New Materialism and Vitalism, 5. Materialism and Ontology: On Empiricism, Speculative Realism, and Object-Oriented Ontology, 6. Materialism and Realism: On Literary Realism, Naturalism, and Objectivist Poetry, 7. Materialism and Matter: On Physics and Quantum Physics, 8. Materialism and Language: On Linguistics and Literary Creation, Conclusion: Ghost Materialism