The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism - Volume 9 - Twentieth-Century Historical, Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives

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Volume 9 of The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism surveys twentieth-century approaches to literary criticism through historical, philosophical, and psychological perspectives. The volume is designed as an authoritative, self-contained reference, supported by substantial bibliographical material for further study. It addresses major critical debates and tracks developments across topics such as historicism, cultural materialism, new historicism, Marxism and post-Marxism, psychoanalytic approaches, feminist and queer criticism, post-colonial theory, and modernity and postmodernism.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages442

Reading Time11 h 21 min

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Contents

Notes on contributors

Introduction

History

1 Historicism and historical criticism

2 Literary criticism and the history of ideas

3 Cultural materialism

4 New historicism

5 Fascist politics and literary criticism

6 Marxism and literary criticism

7 Marxism and poststructuralism

8 Adorno and the early Frankfurt School

9 The ‘German–French’ debate

10 Post-war Italian intellectual culture

11 From Marxism to cultural studies

12 From cultural poetics to cultural studies

13 Mikhail Bakhtin: historical becoming in language, literature and culture

14 Cultural studies

15 Literature and the institutional context in Britain

16 Psychoanalytic approaches

17 Literary criticism and psychoanalytic positions

18 Gender and sexuality

19 The history of feminist criticism

20 Feminism and deconstruction

21 Gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender criticism

22 Colonialism, post-coloniality, nation and race

23 Post-colonial theory

24 African American literary history and criticism

25 Anthropological criticism

26 Modernity and postmodernism

27 Modernism, modernity, modernisation

28 Postmodernism

29 Words and things in phenomenology and existentialism

30 Criticism, aesthetics and analytic philosophy

31 Italian idealism

32 Spanish and Spanish American poetics and criticism

33 American neopragmatism and its background

34 Ethics and literary criticism

35 Literature and theology

36 Literary the

The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism VOLUME 9 Twentieth-Century Historical, Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism general editors Professor H. B. Nisbet University of Cambridge Professor Claude Rawson Yale University The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism will provide a comprehensive historical account of Western literary criticism from classical antiquity to the present day, dealing with both literary theory and critical practice. The History is intended as an authoritative work of reference and exposition, but more than a mere chronicle of facts. While remaining broadly non-partisan it will, where appropriate, address controversial issues of current critical debate without evasion or false pretences of neutrality. Each volume is a self-contained unit designed to be used independently as well as in conjunction with the others in the series. Substantial bibliographical material in each volume will provide the foundation for further study of the subjects in question. volumes published Volume 1: Classical Criticism, edited by George A. Kennedy Volume 2: The Middle Ages, edited by Alastair Minnis and Ian Johnson Volume 3: The Renaissance, edited by Glyn Norton Volume 4: The Eighteenth Century, edited by H. B. Nisbet and Claude Rawson Volume 5: Romanticism, edited by Marshall Brown Volume 7: Modernism and the New Criticism, edited by A. Walton Litz, Louis Menand, and Lawrence Rainey Volume 8: From Formalism to Poststructuralism, edited by Raman Selden Volume 9: Twentieth-Century Historical, Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives, edited by Christa Knellwolf and Christopher Norris Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism VOLUME 9 Twentieth-Century Historical, Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives Edited by Christa Knellwolf and Christopher Norris Assistant Editor Jessica Osborn Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge cb2 8ru, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York [www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org) Information on this [title: www.cambridge.org/9780521317252](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521317252)[ ](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521317252)© Cambridge University Press 2001 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2001 First paperback edition 2007 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN-13 978-0-521-30014-8 hardback ISBN-10 0-521-30014-2 hardback ISBN-13 978-0-521-31725-2 paperback ISBN-10 0-521-31725-8 paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 Contents Notes on contributors viii Introduction 1 Christa Knellwolf and Christopher Norris history 1 Historicism and historical criticism Paul Hamilton 2 Literary criticism and the history of ideas Timothy Bah ti 3 Cultural materialism John Dr aka kis 4 New historicism Duncan Sal ke ld 5 Fascist politics and literary criticism Ortwin de G ra ef , Dirk De Gee st and Eve line Van fraus sen marxism and post-marxism 6 Marxism and literary criticism Alex Call ini cos 7 Marx

FAQs

What scope does Volume 9 cover within the Cambridge History of Literary Criticism?

It focuses on twentieth-century historical, philosophical, and psychological perspectives on literary criticism, treating both theory and critical practice.

Is Volume 9 intended to be self-contained or dependent on other volumes?

Each volume is designed as a self-contained unit that can be used independently while also fitting into the broader series.

Which major topic areas are included in the table of contents?

The contents span historicism, ideas and cultural materialism, new historicism, Marxism and post-Marxism, Frankfurt School perspectives, psychoanalytic approaches, feminist and queer criticism, post-colonial theory, and modernity and postmodernism.

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