Re-Reading Leavis
Gary E. Day
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Description for Re-Reading Leavis
Hardback. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
This book offers a much needed reassessment of F.R. Leavis. Gary Day argues that post-structuralist theory has defined itself in opposition to Leavis when in fact there are certain parallels between the two types of criticism. Day also draws attention to the connections between Leavis's early work and the emergent discourses of consumerism and scientific management. In particular he notes how at the centre of each is an image of the body and he analyses what this means for Leavis's conception of reading. By situating Leavis in relation to the concerns of post-structuralism and by locating him firmly in his ... Read more
This book offers a much needed reassessment of F.R. Leavis. Gary Day argues that post-structuralist theory has defined itself in opposition to Leavis when in fact there are certain parallels between the two types of criticism. Day also draws attention to the connections between Leavis's early work and the emergent discourses of consumerism and scientific management. In particular he notes how at the centre of each is an image of the body and he analyses what this means for Leavis's conception of reading. By situating Leavis in relation to the concerns of post-structuralism and by locating him firmly in his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
Number of Pages
307
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312164195
SKU
V9780312164195
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About Gary E. Day
GARY DAY
Reviews for Re-Reading Leavis
'Day's provocative claims in his introduction are supported in the body of his book by close and fascinating argument, for example linking Leavis's notion of 'the third realm' to Lacan and Derrida.' - PN Review '... this is a book that takes risks not to court controversy, but rather to cultivate a more constructive critical debate about ... Read more