Signs Taken for Wonders

Essays in the Sociology of Literary Forms

Franco Moretti, Franco Moretti, David Forgacs , S. Fischer

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Italian

Verso Books
01 May 1988

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary theory; Cultural studies

"Shakespearean tragedy and Dracula, Sherlock Holmes and Ulysses, Frankenstei and The Waste Land-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 drawing 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."

By: Franco Moretti, Franco Moretti
Translated by: David Forgacs, S. Fischer
Imprint: Verso Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 455g
ISBN: 9780860919063
ISBN 10: 0860919064
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 01 May 1988
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Franco Moretti teaches English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of Signs Taken for Wonders, The Way of the World and Modern Epic, all from Verso.

Reviews for Signs Taken for Wonders: Essays in the Sociology of Literary Forms

A sheer intelligence animates the pages of Mr Moretti's work. --Edward Said Breathtaking ... Moretti's radiant intelligence can catch you off guard. -- San Francisco Review of Books