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Presents the eleven basic schools of twentieth-century literary theory and criticism in their historical and philosophical contexts. Unlike other introductions to literary criticism, this text explores the philosophical assumptions of each school of criticism, provides a clear methodology for writing essays according to each school's beliefs and tenets, and features accessible student-generated sample essays.
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The fourth edition of the bestselling Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice showcases various schools of 20th century criticism in historical and philosophical contexts.
New features include:
· A new chapter on queer theory.
· Every chapter has been revised with new introductions with appropriate new critical vocabulary, critical terms, further readings sections, and web sites.
· New student essays
· Structuralism and Deconstruction have been combined into one section to make the material clearer and more streamlined.
· The addition of Plotinus, Giovanni Boccaccio, Joseph Addison, Percy Pysshe Shelley, and Mikhail Bakhtin.
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