Literary theory : a practical introduction

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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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Summary

Michael Ryan's Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Second Edition 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 Global English.

Introduces readings from a variety of theoretical perspectives, on classic literary texts.
Demonstrates how the varying perspectives on texts can lead to different interpretations of the same work.
Contains an accessible account of different theoretical approaches
An ideal resource for use in introductory courses on literary theory and criticism.
Designed to function both as a stand-alone text and a companion to Rivkin and Ryan's Literary Theory: An Anthology, Second Edition.