The Work of Reading: Literary Criticism in the 21st Century

by: Anirudh Sridhar (Editor),Mir Ali Hosseini(Editor),Derek Attridge(Editor)&1more

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Edition: 1st ed. 2021

Publication Date: May 18, 2021

Language: English

Print Length: 322 pages

ISBN-10: 3030711382

ISBN-13: 9783030711382

Book Description

The Work of Reading: Literary Criticism in the 21st Century is a sustained critical examination of the developments in the field of literary studies from the early 2000s onwards within the context of the systematic problems in the humanities. This volume analyzes the origins of the current methods―including New Historicism, empiricism, New Formalism, postcritique, and others―and posits alteatives to the present state of literary studies. At a time when many aspects of current methods show a desire to adopt values from other disciplines to solve inteal crises, this volume advocates a renewed focus on questions of form by means of the praxis of aesthetic study, close reading, and other modes of engaging directly with literary texts.
The Work of Reading: Literary Criticism in the 21st Century is a sustained critical examination of the developments in the field of literary studies from the early 2000s onwards within the context of the systematic problems in the humanities. This volume analyzes the origins of the current methods―including New Historicism, empiricism, New Formalism, postcritique, and others―and posits alteatives to the present state of literary studies. At a time when many aspects of current methods show a desire to adopt values from other disciplines to solve inteal crises, this volume advocates a renewed focus on questions of form by means of the praxis of aesthetic study, close reading, and other modes of engaging directly with literary texts. Read more