How do we stand in relation to everything that comes down to us from the past? Is the very idea of tradition still useful in the wake of historical ruptures, such as the Holocaust, changes in the canon, and the end of colonialism? Drawing on a wide range of philosophers and literary theorists, these thirteen essays examine the response and resistance to religious, cultural, and literary tradition by various American, English, German, and African writers. Contributors analyze suspicion of tradition in modernity and present more complex and nuanced accounts of tradition that demonstrate its...
How do we stand in relation to everything that comes down to us from the past? Is the very idea of tradition still useful in the wake of historical ru...
An up-to-date overview of important theories and theorists in literary studies, this volume contains introductory essays on a range of critical theories--from Russian formalism and New Criticism to post-colonial studies and the new historicism--and lists nearly 2,000 journals and books (including translations) published in English. Many of the entries provide brief annotations. Name index.
An up-to-date overview of important theories and theorists in literary studies, this volume contains introductory essays on a range of critical theori...
The Unremarkable Wordsworth was first published in 1987. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
William Wordsworth was attacked by the critics of his time for imposing unremarkable sights and sentiments on his audience. In this book's title essay, an exemplary reading of the Westminster Bridge sonnet, Geoffrey Hartman shows how Wordsworth's "unremarkable phrases" attain their curious vigor. Drawing upon the propositions of...
The Unremarkable Wordsworth was first published in 1987. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books ...
