This book's general subject is structuralism, which is a way of looking at the world that focuses on how different parts relate to each other rather than on the individual parts themselves. It explains the main points of this approach and shows how these concepts can be applied to study literature.[4][5][6] The reviewer for Modern Philology, Robert D. Denham, says that Scholes aims to introduce the European literary theory of structuralism to English readers and to develop the principles of this theory. Denham, also says that the book explains the work of significant structuralist critics, making it a useful introductory guide. The book covers major figures like Saussure, Barthes, and Levi-Strauss.[4]
Beauchamp, William (1976). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature. An Introduction, Robert Scholes". L'Esprit Créateur. 16 (1): 86–87. JSTOR26280784.
Sears, Donald A. (1975). "On the Relationships of Language and Literature". CEA Critic. 38 (1): 42–43. JSTOR44375732.
Further reading
Ames, Sanford Scribner (1973). "Structuralism, Language, and Literature". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 32 (1): 89–94. doi:10.2307/428706. JSTOR428706.
Degeorge, Fernande M. (1977). "From Russian Formalism: To French Structuralism". Comparative Literature Studies. 14 (1): 20–29. JSTOR40245981.
Beardsley, Monroe C. (1981). "Aesthetic Value in Literature". Comparative Literature Studies. 18 (3): 238–247. JSTOR40246261.
Style: An Anti-Textbook by Richard A Lanham. (1974). Yale University Press. ISBN0300017200.
References
^Robey, David (1976). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature. An Introduction, Robert Scholes". The Review of English Studies. 27 (105): 108–110. doi:10.1093/res/XXVII.105.108. JSTOR513865.
^Wellek, René (1974). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction, Robert Scholes". The Journal of English and Germanic Philology. 73 (3): 459–462. JSTOR27707782.
^Lane, Michael (1976). "Reviewed work: STRUCTURALISM IN LITERATURE: AN INTRODUCTION, Robert Scholes". Style. 10 (3): 268–270. JSTOR45108408.
^ abDenham, Robert D. (1978). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction, Robert Scholes". Modern Philology. 75 (3): 323–326. doi:10.1086/390804. JSTOR436998.
^McGraw, Betty (1976). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction, Robert Scholes". The French Review. 49 (3): 429–430. JSTOR390211.
^Thompson, Ewa M. (1975). "Reviewed work: Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction, Robert Scholes". Books Abroad. 49 (2): 396–397. doi:10.2307/40129494. JSTOR40129494.
