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The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act

By Fredric Jameson

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2006
ISBN
0415287510, 9780415287517
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11434745 bytes)
Series
Routledge Classics
Edition
2
Pages
312\312
Time added
2013-06-06 16:17:59

Description

In this ground-breaking and influential study Fredric Jameson explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. At the time Jameson was actually writing the book, in the mid to late seventies, there was a major reaction against deconstruction and poststructuralism. As one of the most significant literary theorists, Jameson found himself in the unenviable position of wanting to defend his intellectual past yet keep an eye on the future. With this book he carried it off beautifully. A landmark publication, The Political Unconscious takes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century.century.

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