The Ideologies Of Theory: The Syntax Of History

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Syntax of history: Deconstructing postmodernism for intellectuals.

Recommended for readers seeking to unravel postmodernism's complexity. Jameson brings an unparalleled perspective on the subject with an emphasis on history.

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The Ideologies Of Theory: The Syntax Of History

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ISBN: 9780816615766
Date of Publication: 1989-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Philosophy
Related Topics: Political Science, Theory, Theory
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( This is Volume 2 , Syntax of History ).quoted in part from the back " ' The Ideologies of Theory' is a two-volume work bringing together for the first time the theoretical essays that span Frederic Jameson's career as a critic. Most of them were composed under a particular set of the tension between literary criticism, on the one hand, and, on the other, the need to explain the Marxist intellectual tradition. The essays engage in both activities, thereby enlarging the conception of the literary text; they make its political ,psychoanalytic, ideological, philosophical, and social resonances audible, and demonstrate the attraction of what Lyotard has termed " the desire called Marx," especially its capacity to tie an individual existence or temporality to the larger narrative we call History....."
 

Syntax of history: Deconstructing postmodernism for intellectuals.

Recommended for readers seeking to unravel postmodernism's complexity. Jameson brings an unparalleled perspective on the subject with an emphasis on history.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.