Literature as System: Essays toward the Theory of Literary History

Guillen, Claudio

ISBN 10: 0691060746 / ISBN 13: 9780691060743

Published by Princeton University Press, 1971

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SIGNED and inscribed on first blank page for renowned literature professor at Univ. of California San Diego Carlos Blanco--visible in photo. Book has very light foxing to text blocks, fore edge, and interior pages--all visible in photos. Photo of page 208-209 is typical of how interior pages look. Seller Inventory # 483

Bibliographic Details

Title: Literature as System: Essays toward the ...

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 1971

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Writing in the tradition of Ortega y Gasset's History as a System and Saussure's linguistic model, Claudio Guillén proposes a structural approach to literary history.

Originally published in 1971.

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