Modern Literary study was founded on an opposition between the canon and its other , popular culture. The theory wars of the 1970s and the 1980s and, in particu

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Context in Literary and Cultural Studies is an interdisciplinary volume that deals with the challenges of studying works of art and literature in their historic

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

What is culture? What are cultures? Are literary texts and cultural texts different? What do literature and other fields engaged in cultural work hav in common?