Strange Gourmets - Sophistication, Theory, and the Novel

Litvak provides the theoretical underpinnings of sophistication. He shows how the politics of sophisticaion pervades contemporary culture both in the mainstream & at the academic margins & recliams sophistication from its negative connotations. He

A propos de l'auteur

Joseph Litvak is Professor of English at Bowdoin College.

Résumé

Theoretically sophisticated: How often has this term been used to distinguish a work of contemporary criticism and what, exactly, does it mean? This book shows how the politics of sophistication pervades contemporary culture both in the mainstream and at the academic margins.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Joseph Litvak, Litvak, Joseph Litvak
• Edition: Duke University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 24.09.1997
• EAN: 9780822320074
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2007-4
• Pages: 200
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 239 mm x 23 mm
• Poids: 476 g
• Thèmes: Series Q; Series Q
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée