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“. . . Piotr Sadowski has made a bold intervention in the contemporary fields of literary theory. At a time of increased specialization in the academy he has attempted to bring the perspectives of the sciences, specifically the insights provided by systems theory, to bear on the humanities. . . . this is a study that will be of interest to anyone working in the field of literary theory, but it also has a lot to offer to the literary historian. It offers an alternative account of literary reception as communications-based that will interest anyone seeks an alternative to post-Saussurean theories of language and discourse, Sadowski making a refreshing case for literature as a form of purposive human action in a world that is open to rational enquiry. . . . this is a book that is striking in its sheer scope. One is carried along by the steady flow of Sadowski’s argument, and finds oneself having to question or defend one’s own basic views about literature and culture. There are not that many books about which one can say that.” Nicholas Daly
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