Subjectivity Av Donald Hall

<P>Explores the history of theories of selfhood, from the Classical era to the present, and demonstrates how those theories can be applied in literary and cultural criticism. Donald E. Hall: </P><P>* examines all of the major methodologies and theoretical emphases of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including psychoanalytic criticism, materialism, feminism and queer theory<BR>* applies the theories discussed in detailed readings of literary and cultural texts, from novels and poetry to film and the visual arts<BR>* offers a unique perspective on our current obsession with perfecting our selves <BR>* looks to the future of selfhood given the new identity possibilities arising out of developing technologies.</P><P>Examining some of the most exciting issues confronting cultural critics and readers today, <EM>Subjectivity</EM> is the essential introduction to a fraught but crucial critical term and a challenge to the way we define our selves.</P>