The Political Unconscious : : Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act / / Fredric Jameson.

"Monumental. Its learning and range of references are exceeded only be the imperial embrace of its complex argument, whose elaboration never imposes a sacrifice of clarity. Indispensable for all university and college libraries."― ChoiceFredric Jameson, in The Political Unconscious, oppose...

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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • On Interpretation: Literature As A Socially Symbolic
  • Magical Narratives: On The Dialectical Use Of Genre Criticism
  • Realism And Desire: Balzac And The Problem Of The Subject
  • Authentic Ressentiment: Generic Discontinuities And Ideologemes In The "Experimental" Novels Of George Gissing
  • Romance And Reification: Plot Construction And Ideological Closure In Joseph Conrad
  • Conclusion: The Dialectic Of Utopia And Ideology
  • Index