Post-Theory and Beyond

Authors

  • Luiz Fernando Valente Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies. Department of Comparative Literature. Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-0590

Keywords:

cultural, historic, affective, symptomatic, surface

Abstract

This article surveys and assesses the eclectic trends in literary theory and criticism in the posttheory age with a focus on three rubrics: the cultural turn, the historic turn, and the affective turn. It concludes with a consideration of the current debate about symptomatic reading versus surface reading.

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Published

2024-06-10

How to Cite

Valente, L. F. (2024). Post-Theory and Beyond. Revista Brasileira De Literatura Comparada, 23(42), 21–37. Retrieved from https://rblc.com.br/index.php/rblc/article/view/600

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 42 (2021)

Section

Artigos