In Defence of Realism by Raymond Tallis
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In Defence of Realism
Summary
At the heart of this book is the belief that current trends in literary criticism represent a real threat to the development of fiction. The author examines the reasons often cited by critics for believing that realism in fiction is impossible and shows that such arguments are invalid.
In Defence of Realism Summary
Table of Contents
Part 1 Theory (1): realism, representation and reality; is reality no longer realistic?; as if there could possibly be such things as true stories!; the realistic novel and the rise of the cinema. Part 2 Theory (2): Althusser and the ideological arguments against realism; realism and the idea of objective reality; realism and the subject; realisn, ideology and the contradictions of capitalism. Part 3 Practice (1): anti-realism; anti-realism in practice; foregrounding the critic; theory bows out. Part 4 Practice (2): some theses on realism.
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GOR003862379
9780713165777
0713165774
In Defence of Realism by Raymond Tallis
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder Arnold
19880701
224
N/A
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