The Blackwell guide to literary theory
By: Gregory Castle
Series: Blackwell guides to literature
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Malden, MA; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780631232728; 9780631232735
Subjects: Criticism -- History -- 20th century
Other titles: Guide to literary theory; Literary theory
Description: "This guidebook introduces readers to the sometimes forbiddingly arcane world of literary theory, focusing on its fundamental concepts, and the most prominent and influential theoretical figures and movements." "The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory explores the rise of literary theory from the late nineteenth century to the dawning of the twenty-first; outlines the major movements of literary theory, among them Deconstruction, Marxist theory, New Historicism, and Reader-Response theory; includes alphabetically organized biographies of key figures, from Adorno to Zizek; offers a number of theoretical readings of literary texts, including Jane Eyre, Heart of Darkness, Ulysses, To the Lighthouse, and Midnight's Children; and features an in-depth glossary of complex theoretical terms, and useful suggestions for further reading."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-304) and index