Literature In The Modern World: Critical Essays and Documents - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199253013 ISBN 13: 9780199253012

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2004

Synopsis

This text offers a unique combination of English, European, American and Post-Colonial perspectives on literary study from the 1920s to the present day. Carefully introduced and arranged to highlight the development of debates, it is designed to engage newcomers to the field with some of the main themes and issues that will concern them as readers of modern literary texts of all genres. In the second edition, there is an increased focus on questions of gender and identity and on recent debates, such as "Literature and Nation" and "Literature and Value." The reach and relevance of the book has been extended, including more writers and critics from the world beyond Europe.

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Review

"A useful collection of critical essays about the study of modern literature in English."--Virginia Quarterly Review "An intelligent and useful sampling of recent reflections on literature. A good text for introductory courses at either the undergraduate or graduate level."--Steven Rendall, University of Oregon "Fills a need that has long been felt by teachers of courses in criticism and theory: an introductory selection of readings in, and a clear schematization of, the key debates in the discipline at present."--D.G. Myers, Texas A&M University "An excellent selection of materials."--Volek Emil, Arizona State University "A very useful text."--Gregory W. Bredbeck, University of California, Riverside "A useful collection of critical essays about the study of modern literature in English."--Virginia Quarterly Review "An intelligent and useful sampling of recent reflections on literature. A good text for introductory courses at either the undergraduate or graduate level."--Steven Rendall, University of Oregon "Fills a need that has long been felt by teachers of courses in criticism and theory: an introductory selection of readings in, and a clear schematization of, the key debates in the discipline at present."--D.G. Myers, Texas A&M University "An excellent selection of materials."--Volek Emil, Arizona State University "A very useful text."--Gregory W. Bredbeck, University of California, Riverside "A useful collection of critical essays about the study of modern literature in English."--Virginia Quarterly Review "An intelligent and useful sampling of recent reflections on literature. A good text for introductory courses at either the undergraduate or graduate level."--Steven Rendall, University of Oregon "Fills a need that has long been felt by teachers of courses in criticism and theory: an introductory selection of readings in, and a clear schematization of, the key debates in the discipline at present."--D.G. Myers, Texas A& M University "An excellent selection of materials."--Volek Emil, Arizona State University "A very useful text."--Gregory W. Bredbeck, University of California, Riverside "A useful collection of critical essays about the study of modern literature in English."--Virginia Quarterly Review "An intelligent and useful sampling of recent reflections on literature. A good text for introductory courses at either the undergraduate or graduate level."--Steven Rendall, University of Oregon "Fills a need that has long been felt by teachers of courses in criticism and theory: an introductory selection of readings in, and a clear schematization of, the key debates in the discipline at present."--D.G. Myers, Texas A&M University "An excellent selection of materials."--Volek Emil, Arizona State University "A very useful text."--Gregory W. Bredbeck, University of California, Riverside

Synopsis

This text offers a unique combination of British, European, American and Post-Colonial perspectives on literary study from the 1920s to the present day. Carefully introduced and arranged to highlight the development of debates, it is designed to engage newcomers to the field with some of the main themes and issues that will concern them as readers of modern literary texts of all genres. The book provides material that is exciting, original, and above all accessible, rather than simply representative of a certain critical approach. It includes the views of leading critics such as Terry Eagleton, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Umberto Eco and Paul de Man, as well as the originating voices of writers such as Bertolt Brecht, Jean-Paul Sartre, Toni Morrison and Salman Rushdie. In the second edition, there is an increased focus on questions of gender and identity and on recent debates, such as 'Literature and Nation' and 'Literature and Value'. The reach and relevance of the book has been extended, taking a more international voice, focusing on American and European writers and critics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0199253013
• ISBN 13: 9780199253012
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 552
• Editor: Walder Dennis