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An edition of Literary theory (2001)

Literary theory

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This third edition of Hans Bertens' bestselling book is an essential guide to the often confusing and complicated world of literary theory. Exploring a broad range of topics from Marxist and feminist criticism to postmodernism and new historicism Literary Theory: The Basics covers contemporary topics including: reception theory and reader response theory the new criticism of postmodernism the 'after theory' debate post-humanism, biopolitics and animal studies aesthetics Literary Theory: The Basics helps readers to approach the many theories and debates in this field with confidence. Now with updated case studies and further reading this is an essential purchase for anyone who strives to understand literary theory today.

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Routledge
Language
English
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269

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Subjects
Criticism, History, Literature, Theory, History and criticism, Literaturtheorie, Criticism, history, Literature, history and criticism, Critique, Histoire, Littérature, Histoire et critique, Théorie, LITERARY CRITICISM, Reference, Semiotics & Theory
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Literary theory: the basics
2014, Routledge
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2001, Routledge
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Table of Contents

1. Reading for meaning: practical criticism and new criticism
2. Reading for form I: Formalism and early structuralism, 1914-60
3. Reading for form II: French structuralism, 1950-75
4. Political reading: the 1970s and 1980s
5. Poststructuralist revolution: Derrida, deconstruction, and postmodernism
6. Poststructuralism continued: Foucault, Lacan, and French feminism
7. Literature and culture: the new historicism and cultural materialism
8. Postcolonial criticism and theory
9. Sexuality, literature, and culture
10. Posthumanism, ecocriticism and animal studies.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
The Basics, Basics (Routledge (Firm))

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
801/.950904
Library of Congress
PN94 .B47 2014, PN94.B47 2013, PN94 .B47 2014eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
269 pages
Number of pages
269

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OL27210653M
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literarytheoryba0000bert_n8q9
ISBN 10
0415538068, 0415538076
ISBN 13
9780415538060, 9780415538077
LCCN
2013010557
OCLC/WorldCat
835116698, 868963258

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