The turning word
Subtitle: American literary modernism and continental theory
By: Joseph N. Riddel ; edited with an introduction by Mark Bauerlein.
Contributors: Bauerlein, Mark.
Series: Critical authors & issues
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: H. D. 1886-1961 -- Philosophy.; Crane, Hart, 1899-1932 -- Philosophy.; Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 -- Philosophy.; Olson, Charles, 1910-1970 -- Philosophy.; American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; Philosophy in literature.; Modernism (Literature) -- United States.; American poetry -- European influences.; Poetry.
Description: Joseph N. Riddel, distinguished critic and theorist, was a leading early proponent of poststructuralism and its application to American literary texts. The essays presented here, chosen by the author for book publication before his death, embody Riddel's culminating meditations upon literary theory and modern American literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-168) and index.