Jameson Collection, Volume 2: Critical Theory and Narrative Interpretation

Author: Wang Fengzhen, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This volume was completed under the authorization and with the input of Jameson, and it can be said to basically reflect his thoughts and theories since the 1970s. Although the four volumes have different titles and focuses, they are not clearly distinct from one another but rather share an intrinsic connection, overlapping with each other. It should be said that the four volumes form a whole, with some translations having been published elsewhere, but the majority are newly translated. Jameson, a renowned intellectual who stands out in Western intellectual and cultural circles, with the demeanor of a master and a meticulous theoretical style, has provided a diagnostic allegory for this ever-changing era that interests both Western and Chinese scholars. This volume offers readers a paradigm of Jameson's theory and practice. He abandoned outdated institutionalized conventions, drew on the strengths of various scholars (such as Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, etc.), integrated new theories, and applied them in practice, forming his own theoretical thoughts and critical methods. Among them, the discussions on "political unconsciousness" and "utopia" are the core of this volume, greatly benefiting the understanding of contemporary critical theory and its application to literary and cultural studies.