Literary theory and the claims of history: postmodernism, objectivity, multicultural politics
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TextPublication details: Delhi Oxford University Press 1997Description: xiii, 260pISBN: 019564431XSubject(s): Literature-HistoryDDC classification: 809.9113 Summary: At the core of postmodern thought, especially in literary theory, is the belief that such ideals as truth, reason, and objectivity are social constructs that have no universal or trans-historical validity. In exploring this constructivist view, Satya P. Mohanty examines its underlying epistemological claims and their social and political implications. His book points the way toward a critical alternative to the epistemological and cultural relativisms.
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| 809.9112 NIC/M Modernisms: a literary guide | 809.9112 PER/T 21st century modernism: the "new" poetics | 809.9113 McH/C Constructing postmodernism | 809.9113 SAT/L Literary theory and the claims of history: postmodernism, objectivity, multicultural politics | 809.912 MOR/R Realism | 809.912 POT/M Mimesis | 809.9145 BRE/R Romantic literature |
At the core of postmodern thought, especially in literary theory, is the belief that such ideals as truth, reason, and objectivity are social constructs that have no universal or trans-historical validity. In exploring this constructivist view, Satya P. Mohanty examines its underlying epistemological claims and their social and political implications. His book points the way toward a critical alternative to the epistemological and cultural relativisms.
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