Works of Jameson (Volume 2: Critical Theory and Narrative Interpretation)

Author: Wang Fengzhen, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This volume was completed under the authorization and with the input of Jameson, and can be said to reflect his thoughts and theories since the 1970s. Although the four volumes have different titles and focuses, they do not have clear boundaries between them but rather possess 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, this 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 the theoretical and practical paradigm of Jameson. He discards old institutionalized conventions, draws on the strengths of various scholars (such as Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, etc.), integrates and applies new theories, and forms 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.