{"product_id":"signs-taken-for-wonders-essays-in-the-sociology-of-literary-forms-9780860919063","title":"Signs Taken for Wonders: Essays in the Sociology of Literary Forms","description":"Shakespearean tragedy and \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, Sherlock Holmes and \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstei \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Waste Land\u003c\/i\u003e--all are celebrated \"wonders\" of modern literature, whether in its mandarin or popular form. However, it is the fact that these texts are so central to our contemporary notion of literature that sometimes hinders our ability to understand them. Franco Moretti applies himself to this problem by\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edrawing skillfully on structuralist, sociological and psycho-analytic modes of enquity in order to read these texts as literary systems which are tokens of wider cultural and political realities. In the process, Moretti offers us compelling accounts of various literary genres, explores the relationships between high and mass culture in this century, and considers the relevance of tragic, Romantic and Darwinian views of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Franco Moretti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780860919063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranco Moretti\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSigns Taken for Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eModern Epic\u003c\/i\u003e, all from Verso.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40223109742707,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e1ca39d9-6294-4c2d-bcea-1afe23d78b0e.jpg?v=1656682618","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/signs-taken-for-wonders-essays-in-the-sociology-of-literary-forms-9780860919063","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}