Introduction Michel Foucault’s work is often summarised through a single keyword: power. From madness to medicine, from prisons to sexuality, Foucault relentlessly traced the subtle, pervasive, and productive operations of power in modern societies. Yet to read Foucault in isolation is to miss a deeper philosophical lineage that animates his thought. Foucault is not merely […]
Introduction Few debates in twentieth-century literary theory have been as transformative—and as misunderstood—as the shift from structuralism to poststructuralism. Often presented as a neat chronological progression or a simple rejection, this transition is better understood as a profound philosophical reorientation. Structuralism emerged not merely as a method of textual analysis but as a response to
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Introduction: Beyond Period Labels Neoclassicism and Romanticism are typically taught as successive literary movements associated with specific periods in the history of English literature. Neoclassicism is associated with the late 17th and 18th centuries, while Romanticism dominates the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Yet such a chronological understanding, though convenient, is ultimately insufficient. These
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