The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism
Language: English
Published by Princeton University Press, 1975
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- Title
- The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism
- Author
- Jameson, Fredric
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Publication year
- 1975
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0691013160
- ISBN 13
- 9780691013169
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 312 grams
- Dimensions
- 1.58 centimeters width by 13.97 centimeters height by 21.59 centimeters depth
- Series
- Book 1 of 2: Princeton Essays in Literature
Fredric Jameson's survey of Structuralism and Russian Formalism is, at the same time, a critique of their basic methodology. He lays bare the presuppositions of the two movements, clarifying the relationship between the synchronic methods of Saussurean linguistics and the realities of time and history.
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"This is a brilliant and provocative book, perhaps most exciting in the suggestion of the new rigor and penetration possible in historical study when we have emerged on the other side of structuralism." (Virginia Quarterly Review)
"Jameson's intellectual stamina is altogether admirable, the breadth of his analysis impressive, and his expository skills, on occasion, remarkable. Moreover, his admiration for the achievements of the Russian Formalists and their 'cousins,' the French Structuralists, does not prevent him from offering some cogent strictures on the built-in pitfalls of Structuralist methodology." (Modern Language Quarterly)
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