Structuralist Poetics: Structuralism, Linguistics and the Study of Literature by Jonathan Culler

Structuralist Poetics: Structuralism, Linguistics and the Study of Literature by Jonathan Culler

A work of technical skill as well as literary merit, Structuralist Poetics was awarded the 1975 James Russell Lowell Prize of the Modern Language Association. It was during the writing of this book that Culler developed his now famous and complex theory of poetics and narrative, which he makes clear within these pages. The book itself combines a survey of structuralist literary criticism with a discussion about how English and American criticism might benefit from its lessons. Now reissued as a Routledge Classic with a new introduction from the author, Structuralist Poetics remains an arresting and vital tome and useful guide for anyone interested in the importance of literature and the debates surrounding it.

Jonathan Culler is the Class of 1916 Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Cornell University and one of the most influential literary critics in North America. His works include Flaubert: The Uses of Uncertainty (1974), and Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction (1997). He also co-edited Just Being Difficult? Academic Writing in the Public Arena (Stanford University Press, 2003).

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ISBN 13	9780801491559
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Title	Structuralist Poetics: Structuralism, Linguistics and the Study of Literature
Author	Jonathan Culler
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornell University Press
Year published	1976-08-01
Number of pages	316
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