My name is Zach, and I am addicted to literary theory.

Apr 02, 2008 18:32

I often sort of dismiss formalism and structuralism. I often think that as forms are literary criticism they, like most things from modernity, are rather exhausted, and that something more is needed. I tend to favor more poststructuralist/postmodernist forms of literary theory. I like to think of texts as living and changing, rather than things ( Read more... )

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starmiranda April 3 2008, 04:52:07 UTC
I'm so glad that you're excited about the classes :) yay! & I became totally enamored with aspects of Russian Formalism my junior year & wrote this paper about it that I loved but it's the one paper that I got an A- on during college. D'oh! Heh. Oh well. I hope the package I sent arrives tomorrow :)

xxoo

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mrzachyboy April 10 2008, 03:17:39 UTC
I think that my love of literary theory is evidence of my masochistic personality. ;-)

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Literary theory Lover's journal anonymous April 16 2008, 01:33:40 UTC
If you love literary theory, you should definitely check out www.vitalpoetics.com. I love this site and you might also.

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Re: Literary theory Lover's journal mrzachyboy April 16 2008, 01:37:11 UTC
Thank you, mysterious stranger. :-)

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