Tiefensee contends that Kroetsch and his critics have, to some degree, misunderstood the implications of Derrida's "deconstruction" and adhere to a Bloomian "misreading" which is firmly grounded in traditional philosophy. She addresses the metaphysical presuppositions that govern Kroetsch's criticism, literary theory, and novels and considers the extent to which his theoretical pronouncements have determined his critics' readings of his work, concluding that Kroetsch reaffirms the very values, conventions, and attitudes he claims to resist.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-216) and index
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- C813/.54
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9780773564749 0773511911
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- PR9199.3.K7
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- Z88 1994eb
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- 1 electronic text (vi, 225 p.)
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- Canada
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgments 8
- Introduction 12
- PART ONE: DERRIDEAN DECONSTRUCTION , CANADIAN POSTMODERNISM, AND ROBERT KROETSCH 20
- 1 "Writing with Two Hands": Derridean Deconstruction 22
- 2 "Gaining Ground": Situating Robert Kroetsch in Canadian Postmodernism 36
- 3 "Field Notes": Robert Kroetsch and the Critics 52
- 4 "Learning the Hero": Alibi and the Critics 64
- PART TWO: THE WRITING OF ROBERT KROETSCH 80
- 5 "A Canadian Issue": The Canadian Story 82
- 6 "Unhiding the Hidden": Archaeology, Dialectic, Intertextuality, and Voice 96
- 7 "Carnival and Violence": The Quest of Love 115
- 8 "Fear of Women": A Misogynist Erotics 134
- 9 "The Disappearing Father": Anna Dawe's Quest 146
- 10 Canadian Postmodernism and Difference: Conclusion 161
- Notes 168
- Bibliography 200
- Index 226
- A 226
- B 226
- C 227
- D 227
- E 228
- F 228
- G 228
- H 229
- I 229
- J 229
- K 229
- L 230
- M 230
- N 231
- O 231
- P 231
- Q 232
- R 232
- S 232
- T 233
- U 233
- V 233
- W 233
- Y 234
