Readings: Acts of Close Reading in Literary Theory

Julian Wolfreys

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2000

Readings

Acts of Close Reading in Literary Theory

Julian Wolfreys

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780585442044

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Through a series of short essays, Readings traces the consideration given to the act of close reading in literary criticism and theory over the last thirty years.

Focusing on short passages from a number of critical works, including those by Barthes, Cixous, de Man, Derrida, Foucault, Kristeva, Lacan and J. Hillis Miller amongst others, the essays enact close readings of the trope of reading - its movements and performances in each of the passages in question - so as to offer a more detailed comprehension of the nature of reading, and the ways in which critical thinking has transformed our understanding of what it means to read.

Readings addresses in a lively and engaging manner the varying rhythms and articulations made possible through the careful tracing of the process of critical reading which literary theory has made available.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface and Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Constructions, Citations, Fragments, Remaniements
Guilt Louis Althusser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Representation Francis Barker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 192
Keywords: Literary Studies

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Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9780585442044