The Novel After Theory, Ryan, Judith,

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ISBN
9780231157438
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Publication Name
Novel after Theory
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Item Length
8.9 in
Subject
European / General, General, American / General, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Judith Ryan
Item Weight
12.9 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
272 Pages
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231157436
ISBN-13
9780231157438
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Number of Pages
272 Pages
Publication Name
Novel after Theory
Language
English
Subject
European / General, General, American / General, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Author
Judith Ryan
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
12.9 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in

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TitleLeading
The
Reviews
A fascinating study of the degree to which theory permeates literary culture... By establishing a solid methodology... Ryan has masterfully illustrated the novel's value for advancing our understanding of history, psychology, philosophy, politics, and so much more., The profusion of examples and careful attention to detail will be appealing to the initiated and the novice alike, and will offer both a rich fund of sources and examples from which to draw...
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
809.3/9384
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction: Knowing Theory Part 1: Theories of Textuality 1. The Death of the Author 2. Structure, Sign, and Play Part 2: Psychological Theories 3. The Mirror Stage 4. Women's Time Part 3: Theories of Society 5. Systems of Constraint 6. Simulacra and Simulation 7. Lines of Flight Conclusion: Talking Back to Theory Notes Index
Synopsis
Novels began to incorporate literary theory in unexpected ways in the late twentieth century. Through allusion, parody, or implicit critique, theory formed an additional strand in fiction that raised questions about the nature of authorship and the practice of writing. Studying this phenomenon provides fresh insight into the recent development of the novel and the persistence of modern theory beyond the period of its greatest success. In this book, Judith Ryan opens these questions to a range of readers, drawing them into debates over the value of theory. Ryan investigates what prompted fiction writers to incorporate and respond to theory nearly thirty years ago. Designed for readers unfamiliar with the complexities of theory, Ryan's book introduces the discipline's major trends and controversies and notes the salient ideas of a carefully selected set of individual thinkers. Ryan follows novelists' adaptation to and engagement with arguments drawn from theory as they translate abstract ideas into language, structure, and fictional strategy. At the core of her book is a fascinating microstudy of French poststructuralism in its dialogue with narrative fiction. Investigating theories of textuality, psychology, and society in the work of Don DeLillo, Thomas Pynchon, J. M. Coetzee, Margaret Atwood, W. G. Sebald, and Umberto Eco, as well as Monika Maron, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Marguerite Duras, Marilynne Robinson, David Foster Wallace, and Christa Wolf, Ryan identifies subtle negotiations between author and theory and the richness this dynamic adds to texts. Resetting the way we think and learn about literature, her book reads current literary theory while uniquely tracing its shaping of a genre., Novels began to incorporate literary theory in unexpected ways in the late twentieth century. Through allusion, parody, or implicit critique, theory formed an additional strand in fiction, raising questions about the nature of authorship and the practice of writing. Investigating theories of textuality, psychology, and society in the work of Don DeLillo, Thomas Pynchon, J. M. Coetzee, Margaret Atwood, W. G. Sebald, and Umberto Eco, as well as Monika Maron, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Marguerite Duras, Marilynne Robinson, David Foster Wallace, and Christa Wolf, Judith Ryan identifies subtle negotiations between author and theory and the richness this dynamic adds to texts. Resetting the way we think and learn about literature, her book reads current literary theory while uniquely tracing its shaping of a genre.
LC Classification Number
PN3503.R87 2014

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