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The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism

The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism

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Series: Princeton Essays in Literature, Book 2

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ISBN10: 0691013160
ISBN13: 9780691013169
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: Feb 21 1975
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.65 Width: 5.47 Depth: 8.46
Language: English

Fredric Jameson's survey of Structuralism and Russian Formalism is, at the same time, a critique of their basic methodology. He lays bare the presuppositions of the two movements, clarifying the relationship between the synchronic methods of Saussurean linguistics and the realities of time and history.

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