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Nothing Abstract: Investigations in the American Literary Imagination
Tom Quirk
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Description for Nothing Abstract: Investigations in the American Literary Imagination
Hardcover. A collection of essays which have something to do with a genetic approach to literary study. In this work, Tom Quirk takes a stand against the direction taken by modern critical theory and sets forth his approach to literature. Authors discussed include Hawthorne, Melville, Twain and Faulkner. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, Nothing Abstract is a collection of essays gathered over the past twenty years - all of which, in some fashion, have to do with a genetic approach to literary study. In previous books, the author has traced and discussed the compositional histories of certain literary works. In this book, Tom Quirk takes a stand against the direction taken by modern critical theory and sets forth his approach to literature through source and influence study, the evolution of a certain writer's career, the establishment of biographical or other contexts, and the ... Read more
Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, Nothing Abstract is a collection of essays gathered over the past twenty years - all of which, in some fashion, have to do with a genetic approach to literary study. In previous books, the author has traced and discussed the compositional histories of certain literary works. In this book, Tom Quirk takes a stand against the direction taken by modern critical theory and sets forth his approach to literature through source and influence study, the evolution of a certain writer's career, the establishment of biographical or other contexts, and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826213648
SKU
V9780826213648
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About Tom Quirk
Tom Quirk is Professor of English at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Mark Twain: A Study of the Short Fiction and Coming to Grips with Huckleberry Finn (University of Missouri Press).
Reviews for Nothing Abstract: Investigations in the American Literary Imagination
I admire the essays for inspiring a new generation of scholars to appreciate the value, the necessity, of studying a book in the context of the genetic history of the text, understanding the process of creation, revision, editing, publication, and scholarly editing that leads to the novel that is read today....The essays on Twain are absolutely superb, and I am ... Read more