Post-Theory: New Directions in Criticism

Martin McQuillan; Robin Purves; Graeme Macdonald

Published by Edinburgh University Press 1999

Post-Theory

New Directions in Criticism

Martin McQuillan , Robin Purves and Graeme Macdonald

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474470926

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About this book

Post-Theory brings together some of the most prominent figures and rising stars in the field of Critical Theory. Essays consider such issues as: the current state of Critical Theory; the type of work Theory has made possible; and the future of theory. Opening with a Preface by Ernesto Laclau, the book closes with a 'Post-Word' from Helene Cixous. This volume of new work features examples of new theoretical possibilities. Contributors include: Catherine Besley, Geoffrey Bennington, Hélène Cixous, Patricia Duncker, Lorna Hutson, Ernesto Laclau, Julian Murphet, Christopher Norris, Nicholas Royle, Robert Smith and Eric Woehrling.

Key Features

Ground-breaking collection of opinion-changing work
Timely and topical intervention into Critical Theory
Wide range of approaches and examples of theoretical possibilities
Contributors include huge names in the field, such as Catherine Besley, Geoffrey Bennington, Hélène Cixous, Patricia Duncker, Lorna Hutson, Ernesto Laclau, Julian Murphet, Christopher Norris, Nicholas Royle, Robert Smith and Eric Woehrling

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Ernesto Laclau Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
The Joy of Theory Martin McQuillan, Graeme Macdonald, Robin Purves and Stephen Thomson Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Part I. Déjà Vu
1. Déjà Vu Nicholas Royle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Deconstruction and the 'Unfinished Project of Modernity’ Christopher Norris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. Post-Gender: Jurassic Feminism Meets Queer Politics Patricia Duncker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4. The Pleasures of Labour: Marxist Aesthetics in a Post-Marxist World Antony Easthope Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
5. Is the Novel Original? Derrida and (Post-)Modernity Eric Woehrling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
6. Pierre Bourdieu and the Chronotopes of 'Post-Theory’ Jeremy Lane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Part II. Inter
7. Inter Geoffrey Bennington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Part III. The Post-Theory Condition
8. English Studies in the Postmodern Condition: Towards a Place for the Signifier Catherine Belsey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
9. Ethopoeia, Source-Study and Legal History: A Post-Theoretical Approach to the Question of ’Character’ in Shakespearean Drama Lorna Hutson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
10. The Death Drive Does Not Think Robert Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
11. ’Various Infinitudes’: Narration, Embodiment and Ontology in Beckett's How It Is and Spinoza's Ethics Alex Houen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
12. Edward Said after Theory: The Limits of Counterpoint Charles Forsdick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
13. Grounding Theory: Literary Theory and the New Geography Julian Murphet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Post-Word Hélène Cixous Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Keywords: Literary Studies

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Published: February 15, 2022
ISBN: 9781474470926