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Download full textDennis, Deborah; Trotman, Charlene C. – 1991
Through the mid-1980s, resistance to contemporary literary theory (especially Jacques Derrida's philosophy of deconstruction) took the form of a bitter debate that enlivened literary journals and Modern Language Association meetings. The debate continues even today, with traditional literary critics rejecting deconstruction as nihilistic and…
Descriptors: Characterization, Creative Thinking, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
