The World, the Text, and the Critic

The World, the Text, and the Critic
ISBN-10
0674961870
ISBN-13
9780674961876
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
327
Language
English
Published
1983
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Edward W. Said

Description

Argues that contemporary critics force works of literature to fit their theories and examines the impact of Marxism, linguistics, psychoanalysis, and structuralism on literary criticism

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