Theoretical Inquiry

Language, Linguistics, and Literature

By: Austin E. Quigley

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Hardcover | 11 December 2003 | Edition Number 1

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In the aftermath of debate about the death of literary theory, Austin E. Quigley asks whether theory has failed us or we have failed literary theory. Theory can thrive, he argues, only if we understand how it can be strategically deployed to reveal what it does not presuppose. This involves the repositioning of theoretical inquiry relative to historical and critical inquiry and the repositioning of theories relative to each other.
What follows is a thought-provoking reexamination of the controversial claims of pluralism in literary studies. The book explores the related roles of literary history, criticism, and theory by tracing the fascinating history of linguistics as an intellectual problem in the twentieth century. Quigley's approach clarifies the pluralistic nature of literary inquiry, the viability and life cycles of theories, the controversial status of canonicity, and the polemical nature of the culture wars by positioning them all in the context of recurring debates about language that have their earliest exemplifications in classical times.

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Non-Fiction Language & Linguistics Linguistics Philosophy of Language Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature Literary Theory History Earliest Times to Present Day Ancient History to the Year 500 Reference, Dictionaries & Guides

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Introduction
Literary Theory and Linguistic Theory	p. 17
Saussure, Firth, and Bakhtin: Unity, Diversity, and Theory	p. 43
Chomsky and Halliday: Novelty, Generality, and Theory	p. 76
Wittgenstein: Facticity, Instrumentality, and Theory	p. 119
Literary and Cultural Studies: Theory, History, and Criticism	p. 156
Notes	p. 215
Bibliography	p. 249
Acknowledgments	p. 255
Index	p. 259
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