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Bezig met laden... The Awakening [Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism]door Kate Chopin, Nancy A. Walker (Redacteur)
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This revision of a widely adopted critical edition presents the 1969 Seyersted text of Kate Chopin's novel along with critical essays that introduce students to The Awakening from the perspectives of feminism, new historicism, psychoanalysis, deconstruction and cultural studies. An additional essay demonstrates how various approaches can be combined together. The text and essays are complemented by introductions to The Awakening and to the criticism, a glossary of critical terms, and contextual documents. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.4Literature English (North America) American fiction Later 19th Century 1861-1900LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Basically, even though I know this Novel/Novelette fairly well, I probably have to wait another year to go for my PhD. If only I knew twenty years what I know now. Hah!
A Norton Critical Edition might be helpful, but I really appreciate the way Bedford/St. Martin's Press describes Reader Response, Feminist, Biographical, and so on. Other editions delve into applying Marxist, Deconstructionism, etc... Ironically (No, not Cleanth Brooke's _Well Wrought Urn_ Irony), most schools of criticism from the 1960's on are considered some form of deconstruction. The Throwbacks still exist, and as an undrgraduate really messed with my head - Mimeses: the only value in literature is that which reflects reality is some way, was the critical school pushed down my throat during my Intro to Lit class. I learned this was an offshoot of Formalism, I *think* - yet Formalism morphed into deconstructionism - the word is the word, seperated from author intent, and the meaning of the word at the time.
Guh, basically, Bedford editions clearly explain what all the new critical schools of thought are and include an essay using that critical school as applicable to the main body of work. Do not let my personal criticism-school confusion meandering taint this review. I find the Bedford/St. Martin's editions most useful in showing examples of relevant critical essays. Norton Critical Editions I also find interesting, but more for author-contempory views and opionions of the work as stated in various in dedications, abstracts, and ( )