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The humanist (re)turn : reclaiming the self in literature /

The exciting new book argues for a renewed emphasis on humanism, contrary to the trend of post-humanism, or what Neema Parvini calls "the anti-humanism" of the last several decades of literary and theoretical scholarship. In this trail-blazing study, Michael Bryson argues for this renewal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bryson, Michael, 1964- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, [2020]
Series:	Routledge studies in contemporary literature ; 34.
Subjects:	Literature > Philosophy. Humanism in literature. Characters and characteristics in literature. Self in literature. Transcendence (Philosophy) in literature. Literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc.

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