Romanticism, Pragmatism and Deconstruction (Paperback)

This study sets out the literary, critical and philosophical origins of deconstruction. It presents a background of romanticism as formulated by Coleridge, Shelley, and the German Romantic Ironists in which the "tyranny of reason" is rejected in favor of an anti-dualist philosophy. Against this background, the challenges to the philosophy of William James and John Dewey are examined, in an attempt to clarify later post-structuralist deconstructions of metaphysics and traditional literary theory. Dewey's philosophy and his insights into language are discussed in relation to Coleridge and Derrida, while Derrida's writings are related both to romanticism and pragmatism. The reaction against post-structuralism, the "new historicism," is examined as a return to dualistic thinking and a "forgetting" of the liberating critiques of philosophy.

General

Imprint:	Blackwell Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1993
First published:	December 1993
Authors:	K. Wheeler
Dimensions:	228 x 154 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	324
ISBN-13:	978-0-631-18964-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Promotions
LSN:	0-631-18964-5
Barcode:	9780631189640

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