In this excellent dictionary, David Macey helps the student to navigate his/her way around the bewildering maze of theorists, theories and terms that make up the enormous scope of critical theory. With a clear precise style and a very judicious selction of entries, THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF CRITICAL THEORY provides the best introduction to critical theory available.
David Macey is a freelance writer and translator. He is the author of LACAN IN CONTEXTS (1988), THE LIVES OF MICHEL FOUCAULT (1993) and FRANZ FANON: A BIOGRAPHY (2000).
He lives in Leeds.