Against Literature

by John Beverley

Is there a way of thinking about literature that is "outside" or "against" literature? In Against Literature, John Beverly brilliantly responds to this question, arguing for a negation of the literary that would allow nonliterary forms of cultural practice to displace literature's hegemony.

Reminding us that most contemporary theorist speak today of literature with historically and socially specific conditions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816622493
• ISBN13: 9780816622498
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"