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Author / Creator:Day, Gary, 1956-
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Description:ix, 239 p. ; 21 cm.
Language:English
Series:The new critical idiom
New critical idiom.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4447177
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ISBN:0415182220
0415182239 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-226) and index.
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Summary:This book traces the phenomenon of class from the medieval to the postmodern period, uniquely examining its relevance to literary and cultural analysis. Drawing on historical, sociological and literary writings, Gary Day:<br> * gives an account of class at different historical moments<br> * shows the role of class in literary constructions of the social<br> * examines the complex relations between 'class' and 'culture'<br> * focuses attention on the role of class in constructions of 'the literary' and 'the canon'<br> * employs a revived and revised notion of class to critique recent theoretical movements.
Physical Description:ix, 239 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-226) and index.
ISBN:0415182220
0415182239