Practicing Theory and Reading Literature: An Introduction" A clear and accessible demonstration of how contemporary literary theories can be applied to a wide range of texts, from Shakespeare, Bunyan, Sterne, Keats, to James, Stevens, Joyce, Pinter, Updike, and Arthur Miller." |
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... gives a paper at an international conference which neatly sums up what might be called the ' Old Criticism ' : Philip Swallow was the first to speak . He said the function of criticism was to assist in the function of literature itself ...
... gives a paper at an international conference which neatly sums up what might be called the ' Old Criticism ' : Philip Swallow was the first to speak . He said the function of criticism was to assist in the function of literature itself ...
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... gives a voice to the oppressed masses who yearn for the end of Empire . However , by encapsulating his ' vision ' in mythic form , Blake , from a Marxist viewpoint , has assured the self - containment of his subversive questioning of ...
... gives a voice to the oppressed masses who yearn for the end of Empire . However , by encapsulating his ' vision ' in mythic form , Blake , from a Marxist viewpoint , has assured the self - containment of his subversive questioning of ...
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