The rhetoric of theory is always in a bind. It pronounces ideas and denounces failures to accept or grasp them while insisting that there are no grounds either for accepting or grasping ideas.
The mantra of the new historicists was "we have betrayed ourselves." Since their emergence, there have been more or less interesting paradigm shifts … - Paul Fry
The mantra of the new historicists was "we have betrayed ourselves." Since their emergence, there have been more or less interesting paradigm shifts …
- Paul Fry
I beg my reader to consider the "evidence" I provide for my case and perhaps feel persuaded as a result. Beyond that I make no claim. - Paul Fry
I beg my reader to consider the "evidence" I provide for my case and perhaps feel persuaded as a result. Beyond that I make no claim.
Both the 18th and the early 20th centuries, however, feature brilliant attacks on originality, and it's no doubt one of the hallmarks of romanticism … - Paul Fry
Both the 18th and the early 20th centuries, however, feature brilliant attacks on originality, and it's no doubt one of the hallmarks of romanticism …
Criticism is concerned with evaluation. There may be evaluative principles implicit in this or that form of theory, but theory in and of itself is no… - Paul Fry
Criticism is concerned with evaluation. There may be evaluative principles implicit in this or that form of theory, but theory in and of itself is no…
I make a distinction between theory and methodology, the latter being the practical deployment of a premise. Theory on the contrary may well be appli… - Paul Fry
I make a distinction between theory and methodology, the latter being the practical deployment of a premise. Theory on the contrary may well be appli…
The basic change in the landscape since my salad days started with the defensive rediscovery of history and politics by all the theoretically-oriente… - Paul Fry
The basic change in the landscape since my salad days started with the defensive rediscovery of history and politics by all the theoretically-oriente…
I don't think theory adds to criticism. (Methodology does, for better or worse.) Theory's function is to make criticism self-conscious, maybe even a … - Paul Fry
I don't think theory adds to criticism. (Methodology does, for better or worse.) Theory's function is to make criticism self-conscious, maybe even a …
Authors we are in danger of accepting as gospel, whereas founders of discursivity provide permeable ideas that we can elaborate upon in a tradition o… - Paul Fry
Authors we are in danger of accepting as gospel, whereas founders of discursivity provide permeable ideas that we can elaborate upon in a tradition o…
Satire about any and all professionals with a special vocabulary has been a staple of fiction and popular ridicule since the 18th century. - Paul Fry
Satire about any and all professionals with a special vocabulary has been a staple of fiction and popular ridicule since the 18th century.
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