The Politics of Style

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Auteur
Daniel Hartley (Ph.D., 2014) studied at the University of Cardiff, the Universiteit van Amsterdam, and Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen. He is currently Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds. He has published widely on Marxist theory and contemporary literature.

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An ambitious intervention, asserting the importance of a Marxist interpretation of literary style and moving towards a new Marxist poetics.

Contenu
Acknowledgements
Introduction

PART I: MARXIST POETICS IN CONTEXT

1. Why Marxism And Style?
   1.1. The Concept Of Style
   1.2. Epochal Political Conjuncture: Western Marxism And Beyond
   1.3. Intellectual Context: The British Anomaly
   1.4. Internal Debates: Types Of Marxist Criticism

2. From State Censorship To The Poetry Of The Future: Style In The Marxist Tradition
   2.1. An Overview Of Marx's Early Writings
   2.2. Style In Aristotle's Rhetoric
   2.3. The Young Marx On Style And Censorship
   2.4. Marx After Buffon And Fichte
   2.5. Style And The Philosophy Of History
   2.6. The End Of Style?

3. Mimesis From Plato To Ricoeur
   3.1. Mimesis In Plato And Aristotle
   3.2. On The Threefold Mimesis
   3.3. Historicizing The Threefold Mimesis
   Conclusion

PART II: THEORIES OF STYLE IN WILLIAMS, EAGLETON AND JAMESON

Overture: Patricide; Or, Reformism Versus Revolution
Eagleton Contra Williams
Williams Strikes Back

4. Style In Prose Fiction: A Preliminary Definition
   4.1. Style As A Social Relationship
   4.2. Narratology, Voice And Style
   4.3. A First Definition Of Style In Prose Fiction
   4.4. Possible Elaborations

5. Raymond Williams: Style Between Immanence And Naturalism
   5.1. On Williams And Immanence
   5.2. Williams's Multiple Approaches To The Problem Of Style
   Conclusion

Intermezzo: Style And The Meaning Of 'Politics' And 'Culture'
Eagleton Contra Jameson
Jameson's Reply

6. Terry Eagleton: The Political Theology Of Style
   6.1. The Body As Language
   6.2. Leavis 2.0?
   6.3. The Close Reading Of Styles
   6.4. The Problems Of Stylistic Ideals
   6.5. Tragic Styles

7. Fredric Jameson: Epic Poet Of Postmodernity 176
   7.1. Narrative And Praxis
   7.2. Jameson As Epic Poet Of Postmodernity
   7.3. Jameson, The Epic Contemplator?
   7.4. Style And Modernity
   7.5. Postmodernity And The End Of Style
   7.6. Jameson's Theory Of Style: A Balance-Sheet

Coda: New Styles For New Social Relations

PART III: STYLE IN MARXIST POETICS

8. A General Marxist Theory Of Style
   8.1. Mimesis1
   8.2. Mimesis2
   8.3. Mimesis3
   8.4. Poiesis And Praxis

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index