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The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic ACT

Paperback • 1982 • English

The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic ACT

By Fredric Jameson

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Fredric Jameson, in The Political Unconscious, opposes the view that literary creation can take place in isolation from its political context. He asserts the priority of the political interpretation of literary texts, claiming it to be at the center of all reading and understanding, not just a supplement or auxiliary to other methods current today. Jameson supports his thesis by looking closely at the nature of interpretation. Our understanding, he says, is colored by the concepts and categories...Show more

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9780801492228

Publisher

CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS

Published year

1982

Language

English

Original title

The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic ACT

Format

Paperback

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