The Logic of Culture
Authority and Identity in the Modern Era
1st Edition
Published on 9. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
228 pages
978-0-631-21344-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book proposes an analysis of the underlying 'logic' of culture, drawing on a wide range of material not previously examined in works of this kind.
Reviews / Votes
"This densely and incisively written book provides a compelling theoretical framework for the understanding of the "logic" of culture in modern times. From the rhetoric of the French Revolution to contemporary museum displays, from Schiller's aesthetics to concepts broached by Matthew Arnold, Foucault and Bourdieu, Ray engages a variety of periods, genres, issues, and regimes of thought with mastery and elegance. A major accomplishment and a fascinating read!" Bernadette Fort, Northwestern University and Editor of Eighteenth-Century Studies"A tightly argued and coherent account of the conflicting impulses within culture, Ray's study will take its rightful place among the best recent work on the intricacies of culture." John C. O'Neal, Hamilton College
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-21344-4 (9780631213444)
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Person
William Ray teaches literature, literary theory, and the Humanities at Reed College. He has previously taught at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and the University of Oregon. His previous books include Literary Meaning (Blackwell Publishers, 1984) and Story and History (Blackwell Publishers, 1990) He is currently working on the evolution of fiction in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as a mechanism of social stratification.
Content
Series Editor's Preface. Preface.
Introduction: The Paradox of Culture.
1. The Roots of Cultural Logic.
2. Inventing Culture.
3. Instituting Culture.
4. Culture, Critique and Community.
Notes.
Index.
Introduction: The Paradox of Culture.
1. The Roots of Cultural Logic.
2. Inventing Culture.
3. Instituting Culture.
4. Culture, Critique and Community.
Notes.
Index.