Overview
Pointing the way toward a revitalized future for the study of literature, Reconstruction in Literary Studies draws on philosophical pragmatism to justify the academic study of literature. In turn, Vescio connects the changing field to its social function as an institution.
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Author: B. Vescio
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Edition: 1st ed. 2014
Weight: 0.409kg
ISBN: 9781349491612
ISBN 10: 1349491616
Pages: 251
Publication Date: 18 December 2015
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A clear, fair-minded, lively, and above all persuasive attempt to reinvent criticism. A splendid book. - Mark Edmundson, University Professor of English, University of Virginia, USA 'A concise and clear writer, Vescio explores an urgent topic for us in the humanities, especially in the literary humanities: it is the loss of confidence that we have experienced in recent years. Complex and multifarious as its theoretical concerns may be, this book could be read and understood by an intelligent undergraduate while retaining an importance for even the most senior of scholars.' - David Gorman, Associate Professor of English, Northern Illinois University, USA
A clear, fair-minded, lively, and above all persuasive attempt to reinvent criticism. A splendid book. - Mark Edmundson, University Professor of English, University of Virginia, USA 'A concise and clear writer, Vescio explores an urgent topic for us in the humanities, especially in the literary humanities: it is the loss of confidence that we have experienced in recent years. Complex and multifarious as its theoretical concerns may be, this book could be read and understood by an intelligent undergraduate while retaining an importance for even the most senior of scholars.' - David Gorman, Associate Professor of English, Northern Illinois University, USA
A clear, fair-minded, lively, and above all persuasive attempt to reinvent criticism. A splendid book. - Mark Edmundson, University Professor of English, University of Virginia, USA 'A concise and clear writer, Vescio explores an urgent topic for us in the humanities, especially in the literary humanities: it is the loss of confidence that we have experienced in recent years. Complex and multifarious as its theoretical concerns may be, this book could be read and understood by an intelligent undergraduate while retaining an importance for even the most senior of scholars.' - David Gorman, Associate Professor of English, Northern Illinois University, USA
""A clear, fair-minded, lively, and above all persuasive attempt to reinvent criticism. A splendid book."" - Mark Edmundson, University Professor of English, University of Virginia, USA 'A concise and clear writer, Vescio explores an urgent topic for us in the humanities, especially in the literary humanities: it is the loss of confidence that we have experienced in recent years. Complex and multifarious as its theoretical concerns may be, this book could be read and understood by an intelligent undergraduate while retaining an importance for even the most senior of scholars.' - David Gorman, Associate Professor of English, Northern Illinois University, USA
Author Information
Bryan Vescio is Associate Professor of English and Humanistic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, USA.
