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Routledge Literature and Contingency - Routledge Literary Theory

Name: Literature and Contingency - Routledge Literary Theory
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Literary Theory & Movements

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This collection brings together leading literary critics to examine how language shapes our understanding of alternative possibilities and the deep historical roots of contingency in literary thought. Contingency, the idea that past events could have unfolded differently, stands as a cornerstone of late twentieth-century European critical and sociological theory. The volume's contributors investigate how literature, philosophy and history each grapple with contingency and explore the philosophical implications of possibility and chance in textual analysis. A comprehensive resource for scholars, students and anyone interested in how literary theory engages with the concept that reality might have taken different forms, this book situates contingency within broader intellectual movements and demonstrates its enduring relevance to contemporary literary criticism and cultural analysis.

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Brings together contributions from leading literary critics examining contingency as a central concept in late twentieth-century European critical thought.

Explores how literature, philosophy and history each approach and interpret the concept of contingency and alternative possibilities.

Analyses the foundational idea that events already occurred could have happened otherwise, challenging deterministic views of narrative and history.

Published by Routledge, a respected academic publisher specialising in literary theory and humanities scholarship.

Comprehensive examination of contingency's role within literary movements and its application to textual interpretation and cultural analysis.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0367192039
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 26 February 2019
Listed Since: 13 November 2018

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