num_pages: 256
description: This timely book focuses on theory's relations to literary art. It argues that the institutionalization of literary theory, particularly in American universities, has led to an intellectual sterility in which the actual power and scope of literature are overlooked. The book demands to be read by all teachers of literature and theory, and by anyone concerned with the future of literary studies.
language: English
title: Literature against Philosophy, Plato to Derrida: A Defence of Poetry
titlecomplete: Literature against Philosophy, Plato to Derrida: A Defence of Poetry
genres: Philosophy, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction, Poetry
ratings_count: 22
publisher: Cambridge University Press