Fredric Jameson

The Political Unconscious

Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act

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Produktbeschreibung

'Every now and then a book appears which is literally ahead of its time ... The Political Unconscious is such a book ... it sets new standards of what a classic work is.' - Slavoj Zizek In this ground-breaking and influential study, Fredric Jameson explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. A landmark publication, The Political Unconscious takes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century. First published: 1983.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780415287500
• ISBN-10: 0415287502
• Artikelnr.: 26676857

Autorenporträt

Fredric Jameson (1934-). Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University and one of the most provocative and influential cultural critics of our age.

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE 1 On Interpretation: Literature as a Socially Symbolic Act 2
Magical Narratives: On the Dialectical Use of Genre Criticism 3 Realism and
Desire: Balzac and the Problem of the Subject 4 Authentic Ressentiment:
Generic Discontinuities and Ideologemes in the Experimental Novels of
George Gissing 5 Romance and Reification: Plot Construction and Ideological
Closure in Joseph Conrad 6 Conclusion: The Dialectic of Utopia and Ideology
INDEX