The Poverty of Structuralism Literature and Structuralist Theory |
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| Author:
| Jackson, Leonard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-43988-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2017 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $305.00 |
Book Description:
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A study of structuralist theory from Saussure to the British cultural theorists of the 1970s and 80s. The book argues that the structuralist model of language was inadequate to account for the actual structures and functioning of language, let alone those of literature and society.
A study of structuralist theory from Saussure to the British cultural theorists of the 1970s and 80s. The book argues that the structuralist model of language was inadequate to account for the actual structures and functioning of language, let alone those of literature and society.