The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory

Castle, Gregory

ISBN 10: 0631232737 / ISBN 13: 9780631232735

Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2007

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Synopsis:

This student-friendly text introduces students to the history and scope of literary theory, as well as showing them how to perform literary analysis. * Designed to be used alongside primary theoretical texts as an introduction to theory or alongside literary texts as a model for performing literary analysis. * Presents a series of exemplary readings of particular literary texts such as Jane Eyre, Heart of Darkness, Ulysses, To the Lighthouse and Midnight's Children. * Provides a brief history of the rise of literary theory in the twentieth century, in order that students understand the historical contexts for different theories. * Presents an alphabetically organized series of entries on key figures and publications, from Adorno to Zizek. * Features descriptions of the major movements in literary theory, from critical theory through to postcolonial theory.

About the Author: Gregory Castle is Professor of English Literature at Arizona State University. His previous books include Modernism and the Celtic Revival (2001), Postcolonial Discourses: An Anthology (Blackwell, 2001), and Reading the Modernist Bildungsroman (2006).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good