The Skeptic Disposition In Contemporary Criticism / Eugene Goodheart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodheart, Eugene, author.

Series:

Princeton Essays in Literature

Princeton Essays in Literature ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criticism--History--20th century.

Deconstruction.

Skepticism.

Local Subjects:

Criticism--History--20th century.

Deconstruction.

Skepticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Eugene Goodheart's remarkably compact and penetrating analysis examines the skeptic disposition that has informed advanced literary discourse over the past generation.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1 CRITICISM AT THE PRESENT TIME

2 THE TRANSCENDENTAL SITE: FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH

3 ROLAND BARTHES AND THE MONSTER OF TOTALITY

4 READING WITH/OUT A TEXT

5 DISCOURSE WITHOUT FOUNDATION

6 A QUESTION OF MEANING

7 LITERATURE AS PLAY

CONCLUSION: DECONSTRUCTION AND SOCIAL CRITICISM

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781400854851

1400854857

OCLC:

979579886