J. Hillis Miller
Literary critic and scholar
Born
Died
2021
5 years ago — 93 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
United States
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Contributed to literary theory and criticism, focusing on modern and postmodern literature. Analyzed works of prominent authors such as James Joyce and Virginia Woolf. Served as a professor at several universities including the University of California, Irvine, and published numerous influential texts on deconstruction and narrative theory. Engaged in explorations of interpretation, reader-response theory, and the relationship between literature and philosophy.
Published influential works such as 'The Literature of the Unimaginable'
Served as president of the Modern Language Association
Contributed to the development of deconstruction in literary studies
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