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The Prison-House of Language: A Critical Account of Structuralism and Russian Formalism

By (author) Fredric Jameson, Foreword by Caleb Smith, Foreword by Paul North

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A groundbreaking critical introduction to Structuralism and Russian Formalism by the acclaimed literary theorist In The Prison-House of Language, Fredric Jameson, one of the most important literary and cultural critics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, provides a thorough historical and philosophical introduction to Structuralism and Russian Formalism. Combining a survey of these influential critical movements and a critique of their methodology, Jameson lays bare their presuppositions, questioning whether the methods of Saussurean linguistics can adequately capture the concrete realities of time and history. The result is a unique and thought-provoking confrontation of two major strands of modern thought and a central work in the development of Jameson’s monumental critical project.

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Normally shipped | Forthcoming. We are not accepting backorders for this item yet
Publisher | Princeton University Press
Published date | 1 Sep 2026
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 256
Dimensions | 203 x 133 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-0-6912-7819-3
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BISAC | literary criticism / russian & former soviet union

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