Critical PracticeRoutledge, 16 դեկ, 2003 թ. - 176 էջ What is poststructuralist theory, and what difference does it make to literary criticism? Where do we find the meaning of the text: in the author's head? in the reader's? Or do we, instead, make meaning in the practice of reading itself? If so, what part do our own values play in the process of interpretation? And what is the role of the text? Catherine Belsey considers these and other questions concerning the relations between human beings and language, readers and texts, writing and cultural politics. Assuming no prior knowledge of poststructuralism, Critical Practice guides the reader confidently through the maze of contemporary theory. It simply and lucidly explains the views of key figures such as Louis Althusser, Roland Barthes, Jacques Lacan and Jacques Derrida, and shows their theories at work in readings of familiar literary texts. Critical Practice argues that theory matters, because it makes a difference to what we do when we read, opening up new possibilities for literary and cultural analysis. Poststructuralism, in conjunction with psychoanalysis and deconstruction, makes radical change to the way we read both a priority and a possibility. With a new chapter, updated guidance on further reading and revisions throughout, this second edition of Critical Practice is the ideal guide to the present and future of literary studies. |
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... reader's? Or do we, instead, make meaning in the practice of reading itself? If so, what part do our own values play intheprocessof interpretation? Andwhat is the role of the text? Catherine Belseyconsiders these and other questions ...
... Reading Television John Fiske andJohnHartley The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama Keir Elam Sexual/Textual Politics: Feminist Literary Theory Toril Moi Structuralism and Semiotics Terence Hawkes Studying British Cultures: An Introduction ...
... reading inparticular. How do weknow whatwe thinktillwe see what wewrite?I wrote the bookto findout—and have neverbeen the samesince. At thattimethe principal influences were Roland Barthes, whose scintillating S/Z represented my first ...
... reading isa matter of personal values. The concern ofCritical Practice isnot ourindividual commitments, notwhat weread,nor what politics webring to bear on whatweread (though myown sympathies are transparently clear inthe text), but the ...
... readers whofeel justified in ignoring thehistory of criticism are welcome to skip. I haveadded a completely newsetof suggestions for further reading,since nothing datesfasterthan bibliographies. Butthe classic texts haveagedwell. They ...