Literary theory : a practical introduction
by
 
Ryan, Michael, 1951-

Title
: 
Literary theory : a practical introduction

Author
: 
Ryan, Michael, 1951-

ISBN
: 
9781405107198
 
9781405107204

Personal Author
: 
Ryan, Michael, 1951-

Edition
: 
2nd ed.

Publication Information
: 
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

Physical Description
: 
ix, 238 p. ; 23 cm.

General Note
: 
Previous ed.: 1999.
 
Includes index.
 
Formerly CIP.

Contents
: 
Ch. 1. Formalism -- Ch. 2. Structuralism -- Ch. 3. Rhetoric -- Ch. 4. Post-structuralism, deconstruction, post-modernism -- Ch. 5. Psychoanalysis -- Ch. 6. Political Criticism : from Marxism to cultural materialism -- Ch. 7. Gender studies -- Ch. 8. History -- Ch. 9. Ethnic studies -- Ch. 10. Post-colonial and global English studies -- App. Elizabeth Bishop, "in the village"

Abstract
: 
"This new edition of Michael Ryan's Literary Theory. A Practical Introduction introduces students to the full range of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture, from formalism, structuralism, and historicism to ethnic studies, gender studies, and post-colonial studies. The textbook provides basic instruction for first-name students."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
: 
Literature -- Philosophy.
 
Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.


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