A lively critique of the serious issues touched on here can be found in a book by the English philosopher and thinker, Raymond Tallis, which bears the punning title Not Saussure: A Critique of Post-Saussurean Literary Theory (Language, Discourse, Society) (London, 1987). This began life as series of essays in <u>Poetry Nation Review</u>, one of our literary “heavies”. Interestingly, in his “spare” time, Dr Tallis was a Senior Consultant Geriatrician in Manchester. I believe he is now retired.
Clive Watkins
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