par Govaerts, Mathieu 
Référence Recherche littéraire/Literary Research, 41, page (215-225)
Publication Publié, 2025-10-31
Référence Recherche littéraire/Literary Research, 41, page (215-225)
Publication Publié, 2025-10-31
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| Résumé : | This review examines Criticism, Literary Theory and Ideology, edited by Dorothy Figueira and Jean Bessière, a collection of essays that interrogate the intersections between literary theory and ideology within the context of criticism. Across an array of geographical and historical contexts, particularly from countries often left unheard, each contributor detects and examines the ideology embedded in a given text in order to reveal the way in which it questions or perpetuates power dynamics, like gender, race, politics, social, and cultural issues, thereby offering a clearer understanding of the text in question. Readers are encouraged to revisit the works of major literary theorists, whose critiques are re-evaluated through the contributors’ scope of analysis. This review nevertheless identifies structural and conceptual gaps, particularly the unclear division between Part I and II and the lack of a unified definition of ideology. Still, the volume enriches the multi-faceted debate on literature’s critical andcultural power. |
