Minor Prophecies

by Geoffrey H. Hartman

Book Overview

For most people literary criticism is a mystery that often seems inaccessible, written for an in-group. Even worse, a Battle of the Books has broken out between neoconservatives and neoradicals--all the more reason to steer clear of the fray. Geoffrey Hartman argues that ignoring the culture wars would be unwise, for what is at stake is the nature of the arts we prize and our obligation to remain civil and avoid the apocalyptic tone of most political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674576365
• ISBN13: 9780674576360
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"