Myth, Truth and Literature: Towards a True Post-Modernism - Couverture souple

Falck, Colin

 
9780521423847: Myth, Truth and Literature: Towards a True Post-Modernism
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ISBN 10 : 0521423848 ISBN 13 : 9780521423847
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Myth, Truth and Literature is a theoretical study which aims to prove the superfluousness of literary theory. The author believes that we now require a 'paradigm-shift' which will replace 'structuralist' and 'post-structuralist' literary theory and will re-establish the validity of such old-fashioned 'Romantic' notions as intuition, imagination and inspiration. He provides philosophical arguments in defence of this view. Myth, he proposes, is the basis of all human knowledge, and the traditional religions have only been special and dogmatically underwritten forms of poetry. Once the dogmatic aspect of religion is removed, it is apparent that religion and poetry are synonymous; the only religious scriptures necessary, therefore, are the poetry or imaginative literature of our culture.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Myth, Truth and Literature is a theoretical study which aims to prove the superfluousness of literary theory. The author believes that we now require a 'paradigm-shift' which will replace 'structuralist' and 'post-structuralist' literary theory and will re-establish the validity of such old-fashioned 'Romantic' notions as intuition, imagination and inspiration. He provides philosophical arguments in defence of this view. Myth, he proposes, is the basis of all human knowledge, and the traditional religions have only been special and dogmatically underwritten forms of poetry. Once the dogmatic aspect of religion is removed, it is apparent that religion and poetry are synonymous; the only religious scriptures necessary, therefore, are the poetry or imaginative literature of our culture.

Revue de presse

'... a bold attempt to re-think the postmodern ... the great merit of Falck's enquiry lies in its readiness to uphold the Romantic and Arnoldian imagination in terms that take account of post-Saussurian and Derridean perspectives.' The Times Literary Supplement

'In virtue of its compelling arguments, Myth, Truth and Literature is a book that might well do some good in changing the current drift of literary theory and in reinvigorating literary work. It deserves a wide audience.' Philosophy and Literature

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521423848
ISBN 13 
9780521423847
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
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9780521467513: Myth, Truth and Literature: Towards a True Post-modernism 2nd Edition

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521467519 ISBN 13 :  9780521467513
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1994
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