| 1991 | Flight from Eden: The Origins of Modern Literary Criticism and Theory. Cassedy is specifically concerned with American literary criticism and theory, arguing that its most important inspiration has been taken from European poet and critics such as Paul Valéry and Rainer Maria Rilke rather than from French academic theorists such as Jacques Derrida and Roland Barthes. Critics admire Cassedy's wide-ranging references to phenomenologists, Russian futurists, and members of other literary movements, which together provide an impressive historical context for discussing recent developments in literary theory and criticism. |
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