Abstract
In the 21st century, literary study has started a self-reflection on the multiple facets of theory, thus giving rise to anti-theories, meta-theories and after-theories, all of which cast doubt on theoretical study and literary theory. However, all the facets of theory are the inherent dimensions of theory per se. The exploration of the unveiling way of theory lies in a comprehensive view and an unveiling of theory itself. The theoretical rectangle reveals the varied and interconnected connotations within theory per se. The absolute deterritorialization of theory offers a dialectical possibility among territorization, deterritorization and reterritorization. The after theory is a critical return to the life-world, a critical embrace of the "others" of theory, and an opening up to literature itself.
First Page
19
Last Page
26
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Jin. 2016. "On Literary Theory: Its Way of Unveiling, Semiotic Rectangle and Absolute Deterritorialization." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 36, (6): pp.19-26. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss6/14
