ABSTRACT

Who is more important: the reader, or the writer? Originally published in French in 1966, Pierre Macherey‘s first and most famous work, A Theory of Literary Production dared to challenge perceived wisdom, and quickly established him as a pivotal figure in literary theory. The reissue of this work as a Routledge Classic brings some radical ideas to

part |2 pages

Some Elementary Concepts

chapter 1|2 pages

CRITICISM AND JUDGMENT

chapter 2|4 pages

DOMAIN AND OBJECT

chapter 3|4 pages

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

chapter 4|3 pages

RULE AND LAW

chapter 5|6 pages

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE JUDGMENT

chapter 6|22 pages

FRONT AND BACK

chapter 7|14 pages

IMPROVISATION, STRUCTURE AND NECESSITY

chapter 8|4 pages

AUTONOMY AND INDEPENDENCE

chapter 10|5 pages

ILLUSION AND FICTION

chapter 11|3 pages

CREATION AND PRODUCTION

chapter 12|6 pages

PACT AND CONTRACT

chapter 13|7 pages

EXPLANATION AND INTERPRETATION

chapter 14|4 pages

IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT

chapter 15|6 pages

THE SPOKEN AND THE UNSPOKEN

chapter 16|7 pages

THE TWO QUESTIONS

chapter 17|2 pages

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR

chapter 18|5 pages

DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY

part |2 pages

Some Critics

chapter 19|35 pages

LENIN, CRITIC OF TOLSTOY

chapter 20|23 pages

LITERARY ANALYSIS: THE TOMB OF STRUCTURES

part |2 pages

Some Works

chapter 21|101 pages

The problem posed by the work

chapter 22|10 pages

BORGES AND THE FICTIVE NARRATIVE

chapter 23|46 pages

BALZAC’S LES PAYSANS: A DISPARATE TEXT

chapter |28 pages

APPENDIX: LENIN’S ARTICLES ON TOLSTOY

chapter 40|5 pages

Forty Years On