The old dualities : deconstructing Robert Kroetsch and his critics / Dianne Tiefensee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiefensee, Dianne, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kroetsch, Robert, 1927-2011--Criticism and interpretation.

Kroetsch, Robert.

Deconstruction.

Physical Description:

vi, 225 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tiefensee contends that Kroetsch and his critics have, to some degree, misunderstood the implications of Derrida's "deconstruction" and adhere to a Bloomian "misreading" which is firmly grounded in traditional philosophy. She addresses the metaphysical presuppositions that govern Kroetsch's criticism, literary theory, and novels and considers the extent to which his theoretical pronouncements have determined his critics' readings of his work, concluding that Kroetsch reaffirms the very values, conventions, and attitudes he claims to resist.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Derridean Deconstruction, Canadian Postmodernism, and Robert Kroetsch

“Writing With Two Hands”: Derridean Deconstruction

“Gaining Ground”: Situating Robert Kroetsch in Canadian Postmodernism

“Field Notes”: Robert Kroetsch and the Critics

“Learning the Hero”: Alibi and the Critics

The Writing of Robert Kroetsch

“A Canadian Issue”: The Canadian Story

“Unhiding the Hidden”: Archaeology, Dialectic, Intertextuality, and Voice

“Carnival and Violence”: The Quest of Love

“Fear of Women”: A Misogynist Erotics

“The Disappearing Father”: Anna Dawe’s Quest

Canadian Postmodernism and Difference: Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-6474-8

OCLC:

929121073