Description
Book SynopsisThrough criticism of British cultural studies, New Historicism and cultural materialism, Easthope examines the discipline of cultural studies as it comes out of literary studies.
Trade Review`High degree of sophistication, but explained with clarity and (rare quality) wit! a valuable source of reference beyond the field of cultural studies, too.' - Dr S J Simkin LSU College
Table of ContentsCollapsing the Literary Studies Paradigm; Part 1 Constructing the Literary Object; Part 2 Dissolving the Literary Object; Part 3 The Question of Literary Value; Part 4 High Culture/popular Culture; Part 5 The Canon and Its Other: Eroding the Separation; Part 6 High Culture/popular Culture: Heart of Darkness and Tarzan of the Apes; Part 7 Towards a New Paradigm; Part 8 History and Signifying Practice; Part 9 Terms for a New Paradigm; Part 10 Analysing Culture; Part 11 The Subject of Literary Studies and the Subject of Cultural Studies; Part 12 The Politics of Cultural Studies;
