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082			_a801.95 _bJAM/P
100	0		_aJameson, Fredric
245	1	0	_aThe political unconscious: narrative as a socially symbolic act
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c1983
300			_axiv,296p.
520			_aIn this ground-breaking and influential study Fredric Jameson explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. At the time Jameson was actually writing the book, in the mid to late seventies, there was a major reaction against deconstruction and post structuralism. As one of the most significant literary theorists, Jameson found himself in the unenviable position of wanting to defend his intellectual past yet keep an eye on the future. With this book he carried it off beautifully. A landmark publication, The Political Unconscious takes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century.century.
650			_aNarration (Rhetoric)
650			_aPolitics and literature
942			_cBK
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