Modern Literary Criticism and Theory
Title | Modern Literary Criticism and Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Rafey Habib |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Exploring the works of a diverse group of 20th century writers including D.H. Lawrence, H.L. Mencken, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Jacques Derrida, this book provides an accessible scholarly introduction to modern literary theory and criticism, placing various modes of criticism in their historical and intellectual contexts.
Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts
Title | Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Schmitz |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2008-04-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0470691530 |
This book provides students and scholars of classical literature with a practical guide to modern literary theory and criticism. Using a clear and concise approach, it navigates readers through various theoretical approaches, including Russian Formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, gender studies, and New Historicism. Applies theoretical approaches to examples from ancient literature Extensive bibliographies and index make it a valuable resource for scholars in the field
Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction
Title | Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction PDF eBook |
Author | Anne H. Stevens |
Publisher | Broadview Press |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2015-06-18 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1770485619 |
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.
Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present
Title | Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present PDF eBook |
Author | M. A. R. Habib |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2011-06-24 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1444351567 |
Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present provides a concise and authoritative overview of the development of Western literary criticism and theory from the Classical period to the present day An indispensable and intellectually stimulating introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory Introduces the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism
A History of Literary Criticism
Title | A History of Literary Criticism PDF eBook |
Author | M. A. R. Habib |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 848 |
Release | 2008-04-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1405148845 |
This comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the present day provides an authoritative overview of the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism, as well as surveying their cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts. Supplies the cultural, historical and philosophical background to the literary criticism of each era Enables students to see the development of literary criticism in context Organised chronologically, from classical literary criticism through to deconstruction Considers a wide range of thinkers and events from the French Revolution to Freud’s views on civilization Can be used alongside any anthology of literary criticism or as a coherent stand-alone introduction
Averroes' Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Poetics
Title | Averroes' Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Poetics PDF eBook |
Author | Averroës |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Aristotle's Poetics has held the attention of scholars and authors through the ages, and Averroes has long been known as "the commentator" on Aristotle. His Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Poetics is important because of its striking content. Here, an author steeped in Aristotle's thought and highly familiar with an entirely different poetical tradition shows in careful detail what is commendable about Greek poetics and commendable as well as blameworthy about Arabic poetics.
Criticism and Literary Theory 1890 to the Present
Title | Criticism and Literary Theory 1890 to the Present PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Baldick |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2014-06-11 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1317900987 |
Presents a coherent and accessible historical account of the major phases of British and American Twentieth-century criticism, from 'decadent' aestheticism to feminist, decontsructonist and post-colonial theories. Special attention is given to new perspectives on Shakesperean criticism, theories of the novel and models of the literary canon. The book will help to define and account for the major developments in literary criticism during this century exploring the full diversity of critical work from major critics such as T S Eliot and F R Leavis to minor but fascinating figures and critical schools. Unlike most guides to modern literary theory, its focus is firmly on developments within the English speaking world.