Contemporary Fiction and the Uses of Theory: The Novel from Structuralism to Postmodernism

by M. Greaney

Overview

This topical study examines the 'novelizations' of radical literary theory in the work of A.S. Byatt, Angela Carter, Umberto Eco, John Fowles, Richard Powers and many other leading novelists. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the 'post-theoretical novel', and traces an alternative history of the 'theory revolution' in recent literary fiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403991461
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	08/25/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	183
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

MICHAEL GREANEY is Lecturer in English at Lancaster University, UK. He is the author of Conrad, Language and Narrative (2002).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: Fiction in(to) Theory The Structuralist Novel From Structuralism to Dialogics The Culture Wars and Beyond The Vanishing Author Foucauldian Fictions Feminism versus Poststructuralism Criminal Signs: Murder in Theory The Novel in Hyperreality Conclusion: Fiction After Theory Notes Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'[This] is an authoritative but accessible account of the inter-relationships between literary theory and the culture of fiction from the nineteen-seventies to the present day. Covering many of the landmark novels of the period, Michael Greaney also ranges over less familiar texts, by writers better known for their theoretical work such as Norman Holland and Julia Kristeva. With its refreshing and distinctive approach to the field, the book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of the contemporary novel, as well as to lecturers and researchers in post- war literature.' - Dr. Jago Morrison, University of Chichester, UK

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