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- catalog abstract "For too long F.R. Leavis has been reviled by the critical establishment. Gary Day explains why this has been the case and why it is time to meet the challenge of his work. In this groundbreaking and controversial book, Day shows that post-structuralism, which defined itself in opposition to Leavis, nevertheless repeats a number of his key ideas. This, he argues, represents a failure to read Leavis fully and, by implication, a failure to come to terms with the radical dimension of his writing, which was always more critical of the commodification of experience than post-structuralism or indeed post-modernism has ever been. Day also places Leavis firmly in his historical context by drawing attention to the connections between Leavis's early work and the emergent discourses of consumerism and scientific management. At the centre of each is an image of the body and he analyses what this means for Leavis's conception of reading. By historicising Leavis and aligning him with post-structuralism, it is possible to chart how far criticism can justly claim to be oppositional. At the same time, Day is able to recuperate from Leavis's work a notion of value which can be deployed against the empty stylisations, banalities and mediocrities of postmodern culture.".
- catalog contributor b10021734.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "1. 'Mass Civilisation and Minority Culture' -- 2. Culture and Environment -- 3. Literature and Society -- 4. The 'Third Realm'.".
- catalog description "By historicising Leavis and aligning him with post-structuralism, it is possible to chart how far criticism can justly claim to be oppositional. At the same time, Day is able to recuperate from Leavis's work a notion of value which can be deployed against the empty stylisations, banalities and mediocrities of postmodern culture.".
- catalog description "For too long F.R. Leavis has been reviled by the critical establishment. Gary Day explains why this has been the case and why it is time to meet the challenge of his work. In this groundbreaking and controversial book, Day shows that post-structuralism, which defined itself in opposition to Leavis, nevertheless repeats a number of his key ideas. This, he argues, represents a failure to read Leavis fully and, by implication, a failure to come to terms with the radical dimension of his writing, which was always more critical of the commodification of experience than post-structuralism or indeed post-modernism has ever been. Day also places Leavis firmly in his historical context by drawing attention to the connections between Leavis's early work and the emergent discourses of consumerism and scientific management. At the centre of each is an image of the body and he analyses what this means for Leavis's conception of reading.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-301) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 307 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "031216419X (US)".
- catalog identifier "0333629000 (UK)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Houndmills : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog subject "Books and reading England History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Capitalism and literature England History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Consumption (Economics) England History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Criticism England History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "English literature History and criticism Theory, etc.".
- catalog subject "Industrial management England History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Leavis, F. R. (Frank Raymond), 1895-".
- catalog subject "Leavis, F. R. (Frank Raymond), 1895-1978.".
- catalog subject "Literature and society England History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "PR55.L43 D39 1996".
- catalog subject "Structuralism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. 'Mass Civilisation and Minority Culture' -- 2. Culture and Environment -- 3. Literature and Society -- 4. The 'Third Realm'.".
- catalog title "Re-reading Leavis : culture and literary criticism / Gary Day.".
- catalog type "text".