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Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction
Image of the 1974 book jacket.
1974 Book jacket
AuthorRobert Scholes
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLiterary theory, Structuralism (Literary analysis)
Set inEurope, United States
Published1974
PublisherYale University Press
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages221
ISBN9780300018509 9780300017502
OCLC1172085304
801.9
LC ClassPN98.S7 S3
WebsiteOfficial website
LCCN 73-90578

Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction is a nonfiction book by literary critic and theorist Robert Scholes. The book discusses how to apply structuralism to literature. The book was originally published by Yale University Press in 1974.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

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This book's general subject is structuralism, which is a way of looking at the world that focuses on how different parts relate to each other rather than on the individual parts themselves. It explains the main points of this approach and shows how these concepts can be applied to study literature.[4][5][6] The reviewer for Modern Philology, Robert D. Denham, says that Scholes aims to introduce the European literary theory of structuralism to English readers and to develop the principles of this theory. Denham, also says that the book explains the work of significant structuralist critics, making it a useful introductory work. The book covers major figures like Saussure, Barthes, and Levi-Strauss.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Robey, David (1976). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature. An Introduction, Robert Scholes". The Review of English Studies. 27 (105): 108–110. doi:10.1093/res/XXVII.105.108. JSTOR 513865.
  2. ^ Wellek, René (1974). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction, Robert Scholes". The Journal of English and Germanic Philology. 73 (3): 459–462. JSTOR 27707782.
  3. ^ Lane, Michael (1976). "Reviewed work: STRUCTURALISM IN LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION, Robert Scholes". Style. 10 (3): 268–270. JSTOR 45108408.
  4. ^ a b Denham, Robert D. (1978). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction, Robert Scholes". Modern Philology. 75 (3): 323–326. doi:10.1086/390804. JSTOR 436998.
  5. ^ McGraw, Betty (1976). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction, Robert Scholes". The French Review. 49 (3): 429–430. JSTOR 390211.
  6. ^ Thompson, Ewa M. (1975). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction, Robert Scholes". Books Abroad. 49 (2): 396–397. doi:10.2307/40129494. JSTOR 40129494.

Other reviews

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  • Prince, Gerald (1975). "Practical Poetics". Diacritics. 5 (2): 19–23. doi:10.2307/464638. JSTOR 464638.
  • Beauchamp, William (1976). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature. An Introduction, Robert Scholes". L'Esprit Créateur. 16 (1): 86–87. JSTOR 26280784.
  • Sears, Donald A. (1975). "On the Relationships of Language and Literature". CEA Critic. 38 (1): 42–43. JSTOR 44375732.

Further reading

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  • Ames, Sanford Scribner (1973). "Structuralism, Language, and Literature". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 32 (1): 89–94. doi:10.2307/428706. JSTOR 428706.
  • Degeorge, Fernande M. (1977). "From Russian Formalism: To French Structuralism". Comparative Literature Studies. 14 (1): 20–29. JSTOR 40245981.
  • Beardsley, Monroe C. (1981). "Aesthetic Value in Literature". Comparative Literature Studies. 18 (3): 238–247. JSTOR 40246261.
  • Style: An Anti-Textbook by Richard A Lanham. (1974). Yale University Press. ISBN 0300017200.
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