The Subject and the Text: Essays on Literary Theory and Philosophy

by Manfred Frank

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521561213

ISBN13:9780521561211

Release Date:January 1998

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:250 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.7"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory Education & Reference Foreign Language Study & Reference History & Criticism Humanities Linguistics Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literary Theory Literature

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