Title: A reader's guide to contemporary literary theory /
Authors: Selden, Raman; Widdowson, Peter; Brooker, Peter
Year: 2017
Subjects: Criticism History; Criticism
Abstract: "A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory" is a classic introduction to the complex yet crucial area of literary thought. This book is known for its clear, accessible style and its thorough, logical approach, guiding the reader through the essentials of literary theory. -- From publisher's description.
Contents: New criticism, moral formalism and F.R. Leavis -- Russian formalism and the Bakhtin School -- Reader-oriented theories -- Structuralism -- Marxism -- Psychoanalysis -- Feminism -- Poststructuralism, new historicism and cultural materialism -- Postmodernism -- Postcolonialism, race and ethnicity -- Gay, lesbian and queer theories -- Post-theory -- Ecocriticism, animal studies, Thing Theory -- World literature and digital Humanities.