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The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act 2nd Edition
Author(s): Fredric Jameson (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 20 Jan. 1983
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415287502
- ISBN-13: 9780415287500
Book Description
‘Every now and then a book appears which is literally ahead of its time … The Political Unconscious is such a book … it sets new standards of what a classic work is.’ – Slavoj Zizek
In this ground-breaking and influential study, Fredric Jameson explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. A landmark publication, The Political Unconscious takes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century. First published: 1983.
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‘Every now and then a book appears which is literally ahead of its time …The Political Unconscious is such a book … it sets new standards of what a classic work is.‘ – Slavoj Zizek
`… a remarkable book … Jameson is now the leading Marxist critic in America’ – Jonathan Culler
