1st Edition

Foucault and Literature Towards a Geneaology of Writing

By Simon During Copyright 1992
271 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

The writings of the French historian, literary critic and philosopher Michel Foucault have been of immense importance to developments in literary studies since the late 1970s. He, more than anyone, stands behind the new historicism' and cultural materialism' that currently dominate international literary studies. Simon During provides a detailed introduction to the whole body of Foucault's work,... Read more
Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Before reading Foucault -- 1 MADNESS -- 2 MEDICINE, DEATH, REALISM -- 3 LITERATURE AND LITERARY THEORY -- 4 KNOWLEDGE -- 5 GENEALOGY, AUTHORSHIP, POWER -- 6 DISCIPLINE -- 7 LIFE, SEXUALITY AND ETHICS -- 8 POST-FOUCAULDIAN CRITICISM: GOVERNMENT, DEATH, MIMESIS -- 9 AFTER READING FOUCAULT: BACK TO THE AUTHOR -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Biography

Simon During is Senior Lecturer in the English Depart¬ment of the University of Melbourne, Australia.