Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-234) and index.
Contents
Cultural value and poststructuralist theory : the case for a left-wing reception study -- Marxism and/as humanism : the reception of Hamlet -- Feminism and poststructuralist criticism : the reception of Pride and Prejudice -- Conformity and resistance in high art : from Thomas Hardy to Toni Morrison -- Gender, spies, and art : lan Fleming, John Le Carre, Mickey Spillane, and Sara Paretsky -- Orwell as a neoconservative : the reception of 1984 -- Critical realism or black moderism? The reception of Their eyes were watching god -- Conclusion: The limits of reception study -- BIibliography -- Index -- About the author.