From the New Criticism to Deconstruction

The Reception of Structuralism and Post-Structuralism
Author: Art Berman
Paper – $30
978-0-252-06002-1
Publication Date
Paperback: 01/01/1988
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About the Book

From the New Criticism to Deconstruction traces the transitions in American critical theory and practice from the 1950s to the 1980s. It focuses on the influence of French structuralism and post-structuralism on American deconstruction within a wide-ranging context that includes literary criticism, philosophy, psychology, technology, and politics.