Resistance to Theory
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Resistance to Theory is a seminal collection of essays by literary theorist Paul de Man that challenges the foundations and possibilities of literary theory and criticism.
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| Resistance to Theory canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Resistance to Theory Context triple: [Paul de Man, notableWork, Resistance to Theory]
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Resistance
"Resistance" is a roots reggae album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear, reflecting his signature spiritually charged and politically conscious style.
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B.
Resistance
The Resistance is the heroic rebel organization in the Star Wars universe that opposes the tyrannical First Order and continues the legacy of the Rebel Alliance.
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C.
Difficulties on Theory
"Difficulties on Theory" is a chapter in Charles Darwin’s seminal work *On the Origin of Species* in which he addresses major objections and apparent problems with his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Against Method
Against Method is a controversial and influential philosophy of science book by Paul Feyerabend that challenges the existence of universal scientific methodologies and advocates epistemological anarchism.
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Negative Dialectics
Negative Dialectics is a major work of critical philosophy by Theodor W. Adorno that challenges traditional notions of identity and systematic thought by emphasizing contradiction, non-identity, and the limits of conceptual thinking.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Resistance to Theory Target entity description: Resistance to Theory is a seminal collection of essays by literary theorist Paul de Man that challenges the foundations and possibilities of literary theory and criticism.
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A.
Resistance
"Resistance" is a roots reggae album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear, reflecting his signature spiritually charged and politically conscious style.
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B.
Resistance
The Resistance is the heroic rebel organization in the Star Wars universe that opposes the tyrannical First Order and continues the legacy of the Rebel Alliance.
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C.
Difficulties on Theory
"Difficulties on Theory" is a chapter in Charles Darwin’s seminal work *On the Origin of Species* in which he addresses major objections and apparent problems with his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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D.
Against Method
Against Method is a controversial and influential philosophy of science book by Paul Feyerabend that challenges the existence of universal scientific methodologies and advocates epistemological anarchism.
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E.
Negative Dialectics
Negative Dialectics is a major work of critical philosophy by Theodor W. Adorno that challenges traditional notions of identity and systematic thought by emphasizing contradiction, non-identity, and the limits of conceptual thinking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
comparative literature
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literary studies ⓘ |
| argues |
literary theory is structurally resisted by its own object
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theory cannot fully master or control textual meaning ⓘ |
| author | Paul de Man ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
impossibility of a metalanguage
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indeterminacy of meaning ⓘ resistance inherent in reading ⓘ rhetoric versus grammar ⓘ self-reflexivity of theory ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs | seminal collection of essays on literary theory ⓘ |
| editor | Wlad Godzich ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Allegories of Reading (essay selections)
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linked to:
Allegories of Reading
Form and Intent in the American New Criticism ⓘ Hypogram and Inscription ⓘ Literary History and Literary Modernity ⓘ Semiology and Rhetoric ⓘ Sign and Symbol in Hegel’s Aesthetics ⓘ The Dead-End of Formalist Criticism ⓘ
linked to:
essay "The Dead-End of Formalist Criticism"
The Resistance to Theory ⓘ The Return to Philology ⓘ The Rhetoric of Temporality ⓘ
linked to:
essay "The Rhetoric of Temporality"
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| hasReception |
controversial due to de Man’s later biographical revelations
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widely discussed in North American literary criticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
comparative literature studies
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contemporary literary theory ⓘ deconstructive criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German idealism
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Jacques Derrida ⓘ rhetorical criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PN45 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
critique of literary theory
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theory of literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging the foundations of literary theory
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influential status in 20th-century literary theory ⓘ redefining the aims and limits of criticism ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Minnesota Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Allegories of Reading
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Blindness and Insight ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
deconstruction
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poststructuralism ⓘ |
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