A Future for Criticismconsiders why fiction gives so much pleasure, and the neglect of this issue in contemporary criticism. Offers a brief, lively, and accessible account of a new direction for critical practice, from one of Britain's most...
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A Future for Criticismconsiders why fiction gives so much pleasure, and the neglect of this issue in contemporary criticism. Offers a brief, lively, and accessible account of a new direction for critical practice, from one of Britain's most prominent literary theorists and criticsProposes a new path for future criticism, more open to reflecting on the pleasures of fictionWritten in a clear, jargon-free style, and illustrated throughout with numerous examples A Future for Criticism considers why fiction gives so much pleasure, and the neglect of this issue in contemporary criticism. Offers a brief, lively, and accessible account of a new direction for critical practice, from one of Britain's most prominent literary theorists and criticsProposes a new path for future criticism, more open to reflecting on the pleasures of fictionWritten in a clear, jargon-free style, and illustrated throughout with numerous examples
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A Future for Criticism; Contents; Preface; 1 Pleasure: Have we neglected it?; 2 Piety: Haven't we overdone it?; 3 Biography: Friend or foe?; 4 Realism: Do we overrate it?; 5 Culture: What do we mean by it?; 6 History: Do we do it justice?; 7 Desire: A force to reckon with; Notes; Index
