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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817992803321

Autore

Leitch Vincent B. <1944-, >

Titolo

American literary criticism since the 1930s / / Vincent B. Leitch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-21799-8

1-135-21800-5

1-282-28343-X

9786612283437

0-203-87305-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeitchVincent B. <1944->

Disciplina

801/.95/0973

Soggetti

Criticism - United States - History - 20th century

American literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First edition published 1988 by Columbia University Press.

Updated edition of: American literary criticism from the thirties to the eighties. 1988.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Marxist criticism in the 1930s; 2 The New Criticism"; 3 The Chicago School; 4 The New York Intellectuals; 5 Myth criticism; 6 Phenomenological and existential criticism; 7 Hermeneutics; 8 Reader-response criticism; 9 Literary structuralism and semiotics; 10 Deconstructive criticism; 11 Feminist criticism; 12 Black aesthetics; 13 Cultural criticism from the 1960s to the 1980s; 14 American criticism since 1987; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

American Literary Criticism Since the 1930s fully updates Vincent B. Leitch's classic book, American Literary Criticism from the 30s to the 80s following the development of the American academy right up to the present day.Updated throughout and with a brand new chapter, this second edition:provides a critical history of American literary theory and practice, discussing the impact of major schools and movements examines the social and cultural background to literary research, considering the role of key theories and practices </LI