Practising Theory and Reading Literature: An IntroductionPractising Theory and Reading Literature provides an accessible introduction to the study of contemporary literary theories and their applications to a range of literary texts. This is an elementary introduction where the emphasis is on practice, and in this respect it complements A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory. |
Contents
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Chapter 1 AngloAmerican Criticism | 17 |
Chapter 2 Russian Formalism | 35 |
Chapter 3 Structuralism | 47 |
Chapter 4 Poststructuralism | 73 |
Chapter 5 Readerresponse Criticism | 101 |
Chapter 6 Marxist and Feminist Criticism | 133 |
Exercises | 170 |
References | 201 |
Index | 204 |
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