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On Deconstruction: Theory and Criticism after Structuralism
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In this article, the authors discuss readers and reading and deconstructive critical criticism. But their focus is on the reader and reading as a woman, and not on the critic.Abstract:
Preface to New Edition. Preface to First Edition Introduction Chapter 1: Readers and Reading 1. New Fortunes 2. Reading as a Woman 3. Stories of Reading Chapter 2: Deconstruction 1. Writing and Logocentrism 2. Meaning and Iterability 3. Grafts and Graft 4. Institutions and Inversions 5. Critical Consequences Chapter 3: Deconstructive Criticism Bibliography. Indexread more
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Ajoka Theatre as an Icon of Liberal Humanist Values
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the dissemination of liberal humanist values in the plays and performances of Ajoka theatre and highlight the struggle of "Ajoka" theatre for enhancing the message of love, tolerance, peace, and other humanism values in such crucial time.
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Present-Tense Narration and Representing Trauma in Anne Enright’s The Gathering
TL;DR: In this paper, the present-tense narration in Anne Enright's novel, The Gathering, is explored, where the narrator, Veronica Hegarty, is tasked with assembling her family for a wake after the suicide of her closest brother.
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When Sociology Meets the Work of Art: Analytical Frameworks to Study Artistic Production and Reception
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the implications of sociological perspectives for studying the work of art, both in relation to its production and reception and to its ability to inscribe events in the public discourse.
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Theorrhoea contra Realism
Raymond Tallis,Raymond Tallis +1 more
TL;DR: The post-Saussurean critics as discussed by the authors have been criticised for deriding the realism of the realistic novel, and there has been a tendency to assume that there is a powerful case against realism which must be accepted or ignored with a bad conscience.