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Literary theory : an introduction
Helps readers to understand what literature is and what it is for. This book addresses the developments in literary studies, including what the author describes as 'the growth of a kind of anti-theory', and the idea that literary theory has been institutionalized.
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Cambridge, MA :
Blackwell,
1996.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface to the Anniversary EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionIntroduction: What is Literature?1. The Rise of English2. Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Reception Theory 3. Structuralism and Semiotics4. Post-Structuralism5. PsychoanalysisConclusion: Political CriticismAfterwordNotesBibliographyIndex