Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction - Brossura

Stevens, Anne H.

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ISBN 10: 1554815371 ISBN 13: 9781554815371

Casa editrice: Broadview Pr, 2021

Riassunto

Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction provides an accessible overview of major figures and movements in literary theory and criticism from antiquity to the twenty-first century. It is designed for students at the undergraduate level or for others needing a broad synthesis of the long history of literary theory. An introductory chapter provides an overview of some of the major issues within literary theory and criticism; further chapters survey theory and criticism in antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the nineteenth century. For twentieth- and twenty-first-century theory, the discussion is subdivided into separate chapters on formalist, historicist, political, and psychoanalytic approaches.

The final chapter applies a variety of theoretical concepts and approaches to two famous works of literature: William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The new edition has been updated throughout, including new or expanded coverage of Marxist theory, disability studies, affect theory, and Critical Race Theory.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Anne H. Stevens is Professor of English and Chair of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Broadview Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1554815371
• ISBN 13: 9781554815371
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 316
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile