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Literature Against Itself
Gerald Graff
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Description for Literature Against Itself
Paperback. The first and still one of the best critiques of post-1960s cultural radicalism, analyzing why and how the defenders of literature have gone wrong. "A wonderfully trenchant and illuminating inquiry.-Virginia Quarterly Review. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Since its first publication more than fifteen years ago, Literature Against Itself has achieved wide recognition as the first major critique of post-1960s cultural radicalism—and still, one of the best. In it, Gerald Graff argues that the reigning strategies for defending literature now end up by trivializing it, and he analyzes why and how they have gone wrong. He charges that our leading literary critics, whether they claim to be traditionalists or innovators, have taken positions that ultimately undermine the authority of art, literature, and criticism itself. "An extraordinarily important book, biting and cogent on every page."—Robert Boyers, Salmagundi. "In ... Read more
Since its first publication more than fifteen years ago, Literature Against Itself has achieved wide recognition as the first major critique of post-1960s cultural radicalism—and still, one of the best. In it, Gerald Graff argues that the reigning strategies for defending literature now end up by trivializing it, and he analyzes why and how they have gone wrong. He charges that our leading literary critics, whether they claim to be traditionalists or innovators, have taken positions that ultimately undermine the authority of art, literature, and criticism itself. "An extraordinarily important book, biting and cogent on every page."—Robert Boyers, Salmagundi. "In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Weight
322g
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566630979
SKU
V9781566630979
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About Gerald Graff
Gerald Graff is George M. Pullman Professor of English and Education at the University of Chicago. His other books include Beyond the Culture Wars, Professing Literature, and The Myth of Cultural Decline.
Reviews for Literature Against Itself
A wonderfully trenchant and illuminating inquiry...the shrewdness and cogency of his commentary are constantly arresting.
Virginia Quarterly Review
Indispensable.
CHOICE
An extraordinarily important book, biting and cogent on every page.
Robert Boyers
Salmagundi
In this recoil from the current anarchy of interpretation, Graff has affirmed that ëliterary thinking is inseparable from social and ... Read more
Virginia Quarterly Review
Indispensable.
CHOICE
An extraordinarily important book, biting and cogent on every page.
Robert Boyers
Salmagundi
In this recoil from the current anarchy of interpretation, Graff has affirmed that ëliterary thinking is inseparable from social and ... Read more