Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction (Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions) - Softcover

Stevens, Anne H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554812372 ISBN 13: 9781554812370

Publisher: Broadview Press, 2015

Synopsis

Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction provides an accessible overview of major figures and movements in literary theory and criticism from antiquity to the twenty-first century. It is designed for students at the undergraduate level or for others needing a broad synthesis of the long history of literary theory. An introductory chapter provides an overview of some of the major issues within literary theory and criticism; further chapters survey theory and criticism in antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the nineteenth century. For twentieth- and twenty-first-century theory, the discussion is subdivided into separate chapters on formalist, historicist, political, and psychoanalytic approaches.

The final chapter applies a variety of theoretical concepts and approaches to two famous works of literature: William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

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About the Author

Anne H. Stevens is Associate Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554812372
• ISBN 13: 9781554812370
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300