| The Subject and the Text: Essays on Literary Theory and Philosophy Contributor(s): Frank, Manfred (Author), Bowie, Andrew (Editor), Atkins, Helen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521561213 ISBN-13: 9780521561211 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $124.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 401.41 |
| LCCN: 97006243 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.7" (0.85 lbs) 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The dominance in literary theory of perspectives derived from French poststructuralism is shown by the priority accorded to language. In this collection of essays, the German philosopher Manfred Frank challenges many of the fundamental assumptions of contemporary theory. The emphasis on language, he claims, ignores key arguments inherited from Romantic hermeneutics, those which demonstrate that interpretation is an individual activity never finally governed by rules. Andrew Bowie's introduction situates Frank's work in the context of contemporary debates in philosophy and literary theory. |
