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UNINA9910810881503321 |
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Autore |
Clayton Jay <1951-> |
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Titolo |
The pleasures of Babel : contemporary American literature and theory / / Jay Clayton |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-772562-7 |
1-280-52693-9 |
0-19-535929-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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801.950904 |
801.9509045 |
813.5409 |
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Soggetti |
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American literature - 20th century - History and criticism - Theory, etc |
Cultural pluralism in literature |
Literature and society - United States - History - 20th century |
Language and culture - United States - History - 20th century |
Power (Social sciences) in literature |
Minorities in literature |
Narration (Rhetoric) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 1993. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-195) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Culture/Narrative/Power; 2. The Story of Deconstruction; 3. Theories of Desire; 4. The Narrative Turn in Minority Writing; 5. Rituals of Change: Ethnography on the Border; 6. Feminism and the Politics of Community; Conclusion: Literature without Masterpieces; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Offering an explication of the often stormy relationship between contemporary American literature and criticism, this study examines systematically the movements of the last two decades - deconstruction, feminism - and engages theories of narrative by applying them to recent literary works. |
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