Against Literature

Against Literature
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Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 0816622493
ISBN-13 : 9780816622498
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Book Synopsis Against Literature by : John Beverley

Download or read book Against Literature written by John Beverley and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a way of thinking about literature that is 'outside' or 'against' literature? In Against Literature, John Beverley 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.


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