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Signs Taken for Wonders : On the Sociology of Literary Forms by Franco Moretti (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherVerso Books
ISBN-101844670562
ISBN-139781844670567
eBay Product ID (ePID)48420189
Product Key Features
Book TitleSigns Taken for Wonders : on the Sociology of Literary Forms
Number of Pages273 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Political, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year2006
GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Literary Collections
AuthorFranco Moretti
Book SeriesRadical Thinkers Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-282320
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A sheer intelligence animates the pages of Mr Moretti's work."-Edward Said "Breathtaking ... Moretti's radiant intelligence can catch you off guard."- San Francisco Review of Books, "A sheer intelligence animates the pages of Mr Moretti's work."--Edward Said "Breathtaking ... Moretti's radiant intelligence can catch you off guard."-- San Francisco Review of Books
Dewey Decimal809
SynopsisShakespearean tragedy and Dracula , Sherlock Holmes and Ulysses , Frankenstei and The Waste Land --all are celebrated "wonders" of modern literature, whether in its mandarin or popular form. However, it is the fact that these texts are so central to our contemporary notion of literature that sometimes hinders our ability to understand them. Franco Moretti applies himself to this problem by drawing skillfully on structuralist, sociological and psycho-analytic modes of enquity in order to read these texts as literary systems which are tokens of wider cultural and political realities. In the process, Moretti offers us compelling accounts of various literary genres, explores the relationships between high and mass culture in this century, and considers the relevance of tragic, Romantic and Darwinian views of the world., Shakespearean tragedy and Dracula, Sherlock Holmes and Ulysses, Frankenstein and The Waste Land. all are celebrated .wonders. of modern literature, whether in its mandarin or popular form. However, it is the fact that these texts are so central to our contemporary notion of literature that sometimes hinders our ability to understand them. Franco Moretti applies himself to this problem by drawing skillfully on structuralist, sociological and psycho-analytic modes of enquity in order to read these texts as literary systems which are tokens of wider cultural and political realities. In the process, Moretti offers us compelling accounts of various literary genres, explores the relationships between high and mass culture in this century, and considers the relevance of tragic, Romantic and Darwinian views of the world., A compelling analysis of the relations between high and mass culture,from tragedy and horror to detective fiction and classical realism.
LC Classification NumberPN51.M67 2005
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