Reading for Form

<p>Reflecting varieties of theory and practice in both verse and prose from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century these essays by many of America's leading literary scholars call for a reinvigorated formalism that can enrich literary studies open productive routes of commerce with cultural studies and propel cultural theory out of its thematic ruts.<br/><br/>This book reprints <i>Modern Language Quarterly</i>'s highly acclaimed special issue <i>Reading for Form</i> along with new essays by Marjorie Perloff D. Vance Smith and Susan Stewart and a revised introduction by Susan Wolfson. With historical case studies and insightful explorations <i>Reading for Form</i> offers invaluable material for literary critics in all specializations.</p>