Literary Criticism

A Concise Political History

by Joseph North
language: english
Publisher: Harvard University Press, May of 2017 ‧
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Since the global turn to neoliberalism in the 1970s, movements in literary studies have been diagnostic rather than interventionist: scholars have developed techniques for analyzing culture but have retreated from attempts to transform it. For Joseph North, a genuinely interventionist criticism is a central task facing scholars on the Left today.

Literary Criticism

A Concise Political History

by Joseph North

Property Description
ISBN: 9780674967731
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date: May of 2017
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > History of Literature
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780674967731

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joseph North

Nasceu em Chester (na Pennsylvania) em 1904, filho de uma família operária de emigrantes ucranianos, e morreu em Nova Iorque em 1976.
Depois de ter conseguido frequentar um curso universitário, iniciou a sua actividade jornalística em jornais locais, aderindo ao Partido Comunista dos Estados Unidos nos anos 20. Participou na criação e dirigiu alguns dos mais importantes órgãos de imprensa da esquerda americana, nomeadamente o diário Daily Worker e a revista New Masses.

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