A Practical Reader in Contemporary Literary Theory

A Practical Reader in Contemporary Literary Theory
Author: Peter Brooker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2014-05-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317903560

This introduction to practicing literary theory is a reader consisting of extracts from critical analyses, largely by 20th century Anglo-American literary critics, set around major literary texts that undergraduate students are known to be familiar with. It is specifically targeted to present literary criticism through practical examples of essays by literary theorists themselves, on texts both within and outside the literary canon. Four example essays are included for each author/text presented.

A Practical Reader in Contemporary Literary Theory

A Practical Reader in Contemporary Literary Theory
Author: Peter Brooker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2014-05-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317903552

This introduction to practicing literary theory is a reader consisting of extracts from critical analyses, largely by 20th century Anglo-American literary critics, set around major literary texts that undergraduate students are known to be familiar with. It is specifically targeted to present literary criticism through practical examples of essays by literary theorists themselves, on texts both within and outside the literary canon. Four example essays are included for each author/text presented.

Practising Theory and Reading Literature

Practising Theory and Reading Literature
Author: Raman Selden
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1134962738

Practising Theory and Reading Literature provides an accessible introduction to the study of contemporary literary theories and their applications to a range of literary texts. This is an elementary introduction where the emphasis is on practice, and in this respect it complements A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory.

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory
Author: Raman Selden
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2005
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780582894105

The fifth edition of this reader's guide remains true to the ideals of previous editions, providing a concise guide to contemporary literary theories. The book covers a vast range of differing forms of English literature.

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory
Author: Raman Selden
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1993-06-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780813108162

Unsurpassed as a text for upper-division and beginning graduate students, Raman Selden's classic text is the liveliest, most readable and most reliable guide to contemporary literary theory. Includes applications of theory, cross-referenced to Selden's companion volume, Practicing Theory and Reading Literature.

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory
Author: Raman Selden
Publisher: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1985
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

Unsurpassed as a text for upper-division and beginning graduate students, Raman Selden's classic text is the liveliest, most readable and most reliable guide to contemporary literary theory. Includes applications of theory, cross-referenced to Selden's companion volume, Practicing Theory and Reading Literature.

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory
Author: Raman Selden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1989
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Unsurpassed as a text for upper-division and beginning graduate students, Raman Selden's classic text is the liveliest, most readable and most reliable guide to contemporary literary theory. Includes applications of theory, cross-referenced to Selden's companion volume, Practicing Theory and Reading Literature.

Contemporary Literary Theory

Contemporary Literary Theory
Author: George Douglas Atkins
Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1989
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory
Author: Raman Selden
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2016-12-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317422813

A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory is a classic introduction to the complex yet crucial area of literary theory. This book is known for its clear, accessible style and its thorough, logical approach, guiding the reader through the essentials of literary theory. It includes two new chapters: ‘New Materialisms’ which incorporates ecocriticism, animal studies, posthumanism and thing theory; ‘21st Century and Future Developments’ which includes technology, digital humanities, ethics and affect.

Literary Theory

Literary Theory
Author: Michael Ryan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2017-03-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1119090024

Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition, presents a comprehensive introduction to the full range of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture, from formalism, structuralism, and historicism to ethnic, gender, and science studies. Introduces students to a variety of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture Demonstrates how the varying perspectives on texts can lead to different interpretations of the same work Features numerous updates that include new literary texts, new and expanded sections Represents the ideal accompaniment to the upcoming Third Edition of Literary Theory: An Anthology