Description
- Presents a series of texts in which major twentieth-century thinkers engage in dialogue with their predecessors.
- Offers an innovative way into understanding modern critical thought.
- Spans the period from Marx to the present day.
- A conversation of ideas emerges between one generation and the next.
- Editorial material defines key terms and maps out contested terrain.
- Each piece is prefaced by contextualising notes and suggestions for further reading.
About the Author
Drew Milne is the Judith E Wilson Lecturer in Drama and Poetry, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He is the co-editor, with Terry Eagleton, of Marxist Literary Theory (Blackwell Publishing, 1996) and the editor of the journal Parataxis: modernism and modern writing. He has published numerous essays on critical theory and poetics, including articles on Marxism, Kant, Derrida and Marcuse, along with forthcoming studies of Hegel, Benjamin and Adorno. His other books include Sheet Mettle (1994), Bench Marks (1998), The Damage (2001), Mars Disarmed (2002) and Go Figure (2003). For further information visit: http://drewmilne.tripod.com
Reviews
"Modern Critical Thought is a unique historical collection of the major voices in critical thinking from Lukacs to Zizek. Drew Milne has drawn together engagements between thinkers that underscore how critical thought evolves as a series of debates and acts of differentiation. The book is ideal for students wishing to familiarize themselves with some of the crucial debates of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and to witness how critical thinkers assess and appraise one another. Milne has a keen eye for selecting the most pertinent and exciting materials in the tradition of critical thinking." Michael Ryan, Northeastern University
Book Information
ISBN 9780631220596
Author Drew Milne
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 694g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 173mm * 28mm