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The failure of theory

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An edition of The failure of theory (1987)

The failure of theory

essays on criticism and contemporary fiction

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Failure of Theory -- Two Case Studies: (i) Catherine Belsey and Classic Realism (ii) The Myth of Terry Eagleton -- On Disagreement and the Public Domain -- Culture and Society in the 1980s -- Utopia and Negativity in Raymond Williams -- Revolutionising the Canon: From Proletarian Literature to Literary Theory -- The Age of Fantasy -- Pilgrim's Progress: The Novels of B.S. Johnson -- Descents into Hell: The Later Novels of Doris Lessing -- Muriel Spark and Her Critics -- Orwell and Burgess: Two versions of Cacotopia -- A Novel for Our Time: V.S. Naipaul's Geurrillas

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Harvester
Language
English
Pages
225

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Criticism, Theory, History and criticism, English fiction, History, Histoire et critique, Roman anglais, Englisch, Roman, Critique, Aufsatzsammlung, Literaturkritik, English literature, history and criticism, 20th century, American literature, history and criticism, 20th century

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20th century
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The failure of theory: essays on criticism and contemporary fiction
1987, Harvester
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The failure of theory: essays on criticism and contemporary fiction
1987, Barnes & Noble Books
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Essays on criticism and contemporary fiction.

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Dewey Decimal Class
823/.009
Library of Congress
PR881 .P337, PR881

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Pagination
xi, 225 p. ;
Number of pages
225

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OL16917506M
Internet Archive
failureoftheorye0000parr
ISBN 10
0710811292
LCCN
gb87007679
OCLC/WorldCat
59986250, 15198457

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