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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830070503321

Autore

Belsey Catherine

Titolo

A future for criticism / / Catherine Belsey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-4443-9339-1

1-4443-9341-3

9786613826848

1-283-51439-7

1-4443-9340-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Blackwell Manifestos

Disciplina

801.95

809.3

Soggetti

Fiction - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A Future for Criticism; Contents; Preface; 1 Pleasure: Have we neglected it?; 2 Piety: Haven't we overdone it?; 3 Biography: Friend or foe?; 4 Realism: Do we overrate it?; 5 Culture: What do we mean by it?; 6 History: Do we do it justice?; 7 Desire: A force to reckon with; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A Future for Criticism considers why fiction gives so much pleasure, and the neglect of this issue in contemporary criticism.  Offers a brief, lively, and accessible account of a new direction for critical practice, from one of Britain's most prominent literary theorists and criticsProposes a new path for future criticism, more open to reflecting on the pleasures of fictionWritten in a clear, jargon-free style, and illustrated throughout with numerous examples