Rationality Is . . . The Essence of Literary Theory

A culturally influential sub-discipline within literary studies, literary theory has developed in parallel form in other arts and social science disciplines, so that one might refer to "cultural theory" or "social theory" as well, or even just to "theory." It''s as familiar as the word "postmodern" and as tricky as "deconstruction." What is it about? What is at stake?Theory is about rationality. T...