A reader's guide to contemporary literary theory
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A reader's guide to contemporary literary theory
Pearson Longman, 2005
5th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Reflecting the continuing change and development in modern literacy theory, the key features of this book includes its clarity, brevity, equal coverage of the main literary theories and useful bibliographies of further reading.
Literature students will find its clearly defined sections easy to navigate and whilst avoiding over-simplification, it makes a complex subject accessible.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Fifth Edition
Introduction
1. New Criticism, moral formalism and F. R. Leavis
2. Russian formalism and the Bakhtin school
3. Reader-oriented theories
4. Structuralist theories
5. Marxist theories
6. Feminist theories
7. Poststructuralist theories
8. Postmodernist theories
9. Postcolonialist theories
10. Gay, lesbian and queer theories
Conclusion: Post-Theory
Appendix 1: Recommended glossaries of theoretical and critical terms and concepts
Appendix 2: Literary, critical and cultural theory journals
Index
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