Contemporary Fiction and the Uses of Theory: The Novel from Structuralism to Postmodernism

by Michael Greaney

This topical study examines the 'novelizations' of radical literary theory in the work of A.S. Byatt, Angela Carter, Umberto Eco, John Fowles, Richard Powers and many other leading novelists. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the 'post-theoretical novel', and traces an alternative history of the 'theory revolution' in recent literary fiction.

Genres: Literary Criticism, Theory

190 pages, Hardcover

First published November 14, 2006

Reviews

[Els2002 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the parts on Christine Brooke-Rose.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of interesting novels signposted here. Reminds me to read more Christine Brooke-Rose.