# The Prison-House of Language

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- Authors: [Fredric Jameson](https://www.bookquiver.com/fredric-jameson)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2026-09-01
- Genres: Literature: history and criticism

## Description

A groundbreaking critical introduction to Structuralism and Russian Formalism by the acclaimed literary theoristIn The Prison-House of Language, Fredric Jameson, one of the most important literary and cultural critics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, provides a thorough historical and philosophical introduction to Structuralism and Russian Formalism. Combining a survey of these influential critical movements and a critique of their methodology, Jameson lays bare their presuppositions, questioning whether the methods of Saussurean linguistics can adequately capture the concrete realities of time and history. The result is a unique and thought-provoking confrontation of two major strands of modern thought and a central work in the development of Jameson’s monumental critical project.

## Editions

### The Prison-House of Language

- Publisher: princeton_university_press
- ISBN: 978-06-9127-819-3
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2026-09-01
- Language: en_US