The pleasures of Babel : contemporary American literature and theory / Jay Clayton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clayton, Jay, 1951- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--20th century--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

American literature.

Cultural pluralism in literature.

Literature and society--United States--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Language and culture--United States--History--20th century.

Language and culture.

Narration (Rhetoric)--History--20th century.

Narration (Rhetoric).

Power (Social sciences) in literature.

Minorities in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Offering an explication of the often stormy relationship between contemporary American literature and criticism, this study examines systematically the movements of the last two decades - deconstruction, feminism - and engages theories of narrative by applying them to recent literary works.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Culture/Narrative/Power; 2. The Story of Deconstruction; 3. Theories of Desire; 4. The Narrative Turn in Minority Writing; 5. Rituals of Change: Ethnography on the Border; 6. Feminism and the Politics of Community; Conclusion: Literature without Masterpieces; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-195) and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772562-7

1-280-52693-9

0-19-535929-1

OCLC:

476014850