Description
Pioneering literary theorist takes cultural history out of the classroom and into the world
About the Author
Franco Moretti is the author of many books, including Graphs, Maps, Trees; The Bourgeois; and Distant Reading, winner of the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He is Professor Emeritus at Stanford, where he founded the Center for the Study of the Novel and the Literary Lab.
Reviews
Moretti's body of work is one of genius . a breath of fresh air amid the incense -- McKenzie Wark * LA Review of Books *
A great iconoclast of literary criticism -- John Sutherland * The Guardian *
One of the most daring and intellectually exciting books of the year -- Michael Lindgren * Washington Post [for Distant Reading] *
Few are as hell-bent on rethinking the way we talk about literature -- Eric Bulson * Times Literary Supplement *
Book Information
ISBN 9781788737241
Author Franco Moretti
Format Hardback
Page Count 176
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 291g