Blindness & insight;: Essays in the Rhetoric of Contemporary Criticism

De Man, Paul

ISBN 10: 0195013468 / ISBN 13: 9780195013467

Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1971

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A clean, tight copy sans tears, stains, discoloration, etc. with all text clear/unmarked. "Literary studies in America and Europe today are often held to be shaped by tensions between thematic, structural, and phenomenological criticism. Not so long ago critical approaches were said to be historical, formalist, or existential. In these nine interpretive essays Professor de Man holds that such labels, while useful for historical classification, are often misleading when applied to the study of literature: the best critical insights are frequently the least systematic, and an emphasis on schools or movements "tends to blot out the individuality of the finest contributions." This first collection of Professor de Man's work concentrates upon patterns that recur among all critics, whatever their nationality or method, and the author seeks for these in certain discrepancies between critical theory and practice." 189 pages. LH4.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Blindness & insight;: Essays in the Rhetoric of Contemporary Criticism
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195013468
• ISBN 13: 9780195013467
• Binding: Cloth Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In 'Blindness and Insight', de Man examines several critics and finds in their writings a gap between their statements about the nature of literature and the results of their practical criticism.

Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)