num_pages: 192
description: This Guide for the Perplexed provides an advanced introduction to literary theory from basic information and orientation for the uninformed leading on to more sophisticated readings. It engages directly with the difficulty many students find intimidating, asking 'What is ''Literary Theory''?' and offering a clear, concise, accessible guide to the major theories and theorists, humanism; structuralism; poststructuralism; psychoanalytic approaches; feminist approaches; queer theory; ideology and discourse; new historicism; race and postcolonialism; postmodernism. The final chapter points to new directions in literary and cultural theory.
language: English
title: Literary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed
titlecomplete: Literary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)
genres: Theory, Cultural, Reference, Grad School, Academic, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Literature, Criticism, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 235
series: Guides for the Perplexed
publisher: Continuum