The Seductive Reasoning: Feminine Channeling, the Occult, and Communication Technologies, 1859-1919

by Ellen Rooney

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Seductive Reasoning takes a provocative look at contemporary Anglo-American literary theory, calling into question the critical consensus on pluralism's nature and its status in literary studies. Drawing on the insights of Marxist and feminist critical theory and on the works of Althusser, Derrida, and Foucault, Rooney reads the pluralist's invitation to join in a "dialogue" as a seductive gesture. Critics who respond find...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801421926

ISBN13:9780801421921

Release Date:April 1989

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods Philosophy

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