Exit capitalism : literary culture, theory, and post-secular modernity / Simon During
- Author
- During, Simon, 1950-
- Published
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 197 pages)
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- Contents
- pt. I. Modernizing the English literary field -- pt. II. Towards endgame capitalism : literature, theory, culture.
- Summary
- Exit Capitalism explores a new path for cultural studies and re-examines key moments of British cultural and literary history. Simon During argues that the long and liberating journey towards democratic state capitalism has led to an unhappy dead-end from which there is no imaginable exit. In this context, what do the humanities look like? What is alive and what is dead in the culture and its heritage? It becomes clear that the contemporary world order remains imperfect not just because it is unjust but because it cannot meet ethical standards produced in a past that still knew genuine hope. Simon During emphasizes the need to rethink the position of Christianity and religion in the past, and at a more concrete level, also analyses how the decline of the socialist ideal and the emergence of endgame capitalism helped to produce both modern theory and cultural studies as academic fields.
- Subject(s)
- 1900-1999
- Capitalism and literature
- Literature, Modern—History and criticism
- Capitalism—Social aspects—History
- Culture—Study and teaching
- Capitalisme et littérature
- Culture—Étude et enseignement
- TRAVEL—Special Interest—Literary
- LITERARY CRITICISM—General
- Capitalism—Social aspects
- Intellectual life
- Literature, Modern
- Great Britain—Intellectual life—20th century
- Grande-Bretagne—Vie intellectuelle—20e siècle
- Great Britain
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780203872642 (electronic bk.)
0203872649 (electronic bk.)
9780415246545 (alk. paper)
0415246547 (alk. paper)
9780415246552 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0415246555 (pbk. ; alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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