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Literary Criticism offers a concise overview of literary studies in the Englishspeaking world from the early twentieth century to the present. Joseph North steps back from the usual tangle of figures, schools, and movements in order to analyze the intellectual paradigms that underpinned them. The result is a radically new account of the disciplines development, together with a trenchant argument about where its political future lies.People in todays literature departments often assume that their work is politically progressive, especially when compared with the work of early and midtwentiethcentury critics. Norths view is less cheering. For when understood in relation to the longer arc of the discipline, the current historicist and contextualist mode in literary studies represents a step to the Right. Since the global turn to neoliberalism in the late 1970s, all the major movements within literary studies have been diagnostic rather than interventionist in character: scholars have developed sophisticated techniques for analyzing culture, but they have retreated from systematic attempts to transform it. In this respect, the political potential of current literary scholarship compares poorly with that of earlier critical modes, which, for all their faults, at least had a programmatic commitment to cultural change.Yet neoliberalism is now in crisisa crisis that presents opportunities as well as dangers. North argues that the creation of a genuinely interventionist criticism is one of the central tasks facing those on the Left of the discipline today.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'Literary Criticism: A Concise Political History'? A: The book provides an overview of literary studies from the early twentieth century to the present, analyzing the intellectual paradigms that have shaped the discipline.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Literary Criticism: A Concise Political History' is Joseph North.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: The book was published on May 8, 2017.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 272 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: This edition of the book is a hardcover.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: The book is in new condition.
- Q: What category does this book fall under? A: The book is categorized under 20th Century literary criticism.
- Q: Does the book discuss the political implications of literary criticism? A: Yes, the book argues that current approaches in literary studies represent a shift to the Right and discusses the political future of the discipline.
- Q: Is this book suitable for students of literature? A: Yes, it is suitable for students and scholars interested in literary criticism and its political dimensions.
- Q: What makes this book different from other literary criticism texts? A: The book offers a unique perspective by focusing on the political implications of literary criticism and its evolution over time.