LEADER 02784nam 22006853u 450 001 9910778479403321 005 20230207230444.0 010 $a0-19-772562-7 010 $a1-280-52693-9 010 $a0-19-535929-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000793942 035 $a(EBL)273132 035 $a(OCoLC)476014850 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC273132 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000793942 100 $a20140113d1994|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe Pleasures of Babel$b[electronic resource] $eContemporary American Literature and Theory 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1994 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-508372-5 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aOffering 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. 606 $aAmerican literature 606 $aAmerican literature - 20th century - History and criticism - Theory, etc 606 $aCultural pluralism in literature 606 $aHistory 606 $aHistory and criticism 606 $aLanguage and culture 606 $aLiterature and society 606 $aMinorities in literature 606 $aNarration (Rhetoric) 606 $aPluralism (Social sciences) in literature 606 $aPower (Social sciences) in literature 606 $aTheory, etc 615 4$aAmerican literature. 615 4$aAmerican literature - 20th century - History and criticism - Theory, etc. 615 4$aCultural pluralism in literature. 615 4$aHistory. 615 4$aHistory and criticism. 615 4$aLanguage and culture. 615 4$aLiterature and society. 615 4$aMinorities in literature. 615 4$aNarration (Rhetoric). 615 4$aPluralism (Social sciences) in literature. 615 4$aPower (Social sciences) in literature. 615 4$aTheory, etc. 676 $a801.950904 676 $a801.9509045 676 $a813.5409 700 $aClayton$b Jay$0594097 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778479403321 996 $aThe Pleasures of Babel$93859729 997 $aUNINA