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Literary Philosophers?

When did Foucault and Derrida replace Trilling and Eliot? And why do literature students look to philosophers rather than literary critics in the first place?
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When did Foucault and Derrida replace Trilling and Eliot? And why do literature students look to philosophers rather than literary critics in the first place? “It’s not simply a matter of literary criticism turning into literary theory. Literary theorists in more recent times such as Paul de Man, Harold Bloom, and Sandra Gilbert aren’t there either. Rather, we have literature researchers looking elsewhere for guidance and inspiration.”

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