Literature Against Philosophy, Plato to Derrida: A Defence of Poetry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521485326)

This timely book focuses on theory's relations to literary art. It argues that the institutionalization of literary theory, particularly in American universities, has led to an intellectual sterility in which the actual power and scope of literature are overlooked. The book demands to be read by all teachers of literature and theory, and by anyone concerned with the future of literary studies.

Author: Mark Edmundson
ISBN-10: 0521485320
ISBN-13: 9780521485326
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/15/1995
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.45w x 0.57d