Seductive Reasoning Pluralism as the Problematic of Contemporary Literary Theory

Seductive Reasoning takes a provocative look at contemporary Anglo-American literary theory, calling into question the critical consensus on pluralism's nature and its status in literary studies. Drawing on the insights of Marxist and feminist critical theory and on the works of Althusser, Derr...

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Hoofdauteur: Rooney, Ellen (auth)
Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2016
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Samenvatting:Seductive Reasoning takes a provocative look at contemporary Anglo-American literary theory, calling into question the critical consensus on pluralism's nature and its status in literary studies. Drawing on the insights of Marxist and feminist critical theory and on the works of Althusser, Derrida, and Foucault, Rooney reads the pluralist's invitation to join in a "dialogue" as a seductive gesture. Critics who respond find that they must seek to persuade all of their potential readers. Rooney examines pluralism as a form of logic in the work of E. D. Hirsch, as a form of ethics for Wayne Booth, as a rhetoric of persuasion in the books of Stanley Fish. For Paul de Man, Rooney argues, pluralism was a rhetoric of tropes just as it was, for Fredric Jameson, a form of politics.
Fysieke beschrijving:1 electronic resource (256 p.)
ISBN:cfj7-9f90
9781501707001
9780801421921
9781501706998
9781501707216
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