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Signs Taken for Wonders: On the Sociology of Literary Forms

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A compelling analysis of the relations between high and mass culture, from tragedy and horror to detective fiction and classical realism.

Shakespearean tragedy and Dracula, Sherlock Holmes and Ulysses, Frankenstein and The Waste Land — all are celebrated “wonders” of modern literature, whether in its mandarin or popular form. However, it is the fact that these texts are so central to our contemporary notion of literature that sometimes hinders our ability to understand them. Franco Moretti applies himself to this problem by drawing skilfully on structuralist, sociological and psycho-analytic modes of enquity in order to read these texts as literary systems which are tokens of wider cultural and political realities. In the process, Moretti offers us compelling accounts of various literary genres, explores the relationships between high and mass culture in this century, and considers the relevance of tragic, Romantic and Darwinian views of the world.

Language: English

Pages: 273

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Verso

Release: January 17, 2006

ISBN: 1844670562

ISBN 13: 9781844670567

Signs Taken for Wonders: On the Sociology of Literary Forms

4/5 ( ratings)

A compelling analysis of the relations between high and mass culture, from tragedy and horror to detective fiction and classical realism.

Shakespearean tragedy and Dracula, Sherlock Holmes and Ulysses, Frankenstein and The Waste Land — all are celebrated “wonders” of modern literature, whether in its mandarin or popular form. However, it is the fact that these texts are so central to our contemporary notion of literature that sometimes hinders our ability to understand them. Franco Moretti applies himself to this problem by drawing skilfully on structuralist, sociological and psycho-analytic modes of enquity in order to read these texts as literary systems which are tokens of wider cultural and political realities. In the process, Moretti offers us compelling accounts of various literary genres, explores the relationships between high and mass culture in this century, and considers the relevance of tragic, Romantic and Darwinian views of the world.

Language: English

Pages: 273

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Verso

Release: January 17, 2006

ISBN: 1844670562

ISBN 13: 9781844670567

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