{"product_id":"the-literary-in-theory-jonathan-culler-9780804753746","title":"The Literary in Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eHas \u003ci\u003etheory\u003c\/i\u003e neglected literature? Often literary and cultural theory, which goes by the nickname \"Theory,\" has seemed to be the theory of everything except literature: theory of language, of sexuality, of history, of the body, of the psyche, of meaning (or meaninglessness), of politics, but not theory of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this timely and wide-ranging book, Jonathan Culler, whose lucid analyses of structuralism, semiotics, and deconstruction have been prized by generations of readers, explores the place of the literary in theory. If theory has sometimes neglected literature, the literary has, Culler argues, retained a crucial if misunderstood role. Culler's account of the fortunes of the literary in theory, of the resistance to theory, and of key theoretical concepts--text, sign, interpretation, performative, and omniscience--provides valuable insight into today's theoretical debates; and his analysis of various disciplinary practices explores the possibilities of theory for the present and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Culler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804753741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804753746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.10w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 274","brand":"Jonathan Culler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981259505919,"sku":"9780804753746","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21c6fdee-f311-4574-8108-604a5e894bd6.jpg?v=1683254538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-literary-in-theory-jonathan-culler-9780804753746","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}