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A READER'S GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY LITERARY THEORY
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| By: |
Peter Widdowson, Peter Brooker, Raman Selden |
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Paperback |
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£26.99 |
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£24.97 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0582894107 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780582894105 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
14 April, 2005 |
| Edition: |
5th Revised edition |
| Pages: |
314 |
| Description: |
Provides an introduction to the field of modern literary theory. Students are introduced to New Criticism, Reader-Response Theory, Marxist Criticism, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Post-Modernism and Feminism, as well as to Cultural Materialism and New Historicism, Postcolonialism and Gay, Lesbian and Queer Theory. |
| Synopsis: |
Reflecting the continuing change and development in modern literary 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. Features -Accesible, easy to use guide C-onsiders 'New Aestheticism' and engages with the ideas of 'Post-Theory' -Contains extensive guides to further reading, web and electronic resources to ensure the quality of students' research -A glossary defines key theoretical and critical terms -Contains a guide to relevant journals New to this Edition -Coverage of 'new aestheticism' -Updated and expanded Derrida section -More historical context included in the introduction -Marxism section to include updated material on Benjamin -Postcolonial section updated and expanded -Annotated reading lists, including web and electronic resources -New glossary of terms -Updated and expanded further reading section |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Longman |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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