Theory of Literature
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Theory of Literature

  1. 416 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Theory of Literature

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Information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9780300183368
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. Introduction: Th E Prehistory And Rise Of “Theory”
  4. 2. Introduction Continued: Theory And Functionalization
  5. First Reflections On Interpretation And Reading
  6. 3. Ways In And Out Of The Hermeneutic Circle
  7. 4. Configurative Reading
  8. Text And Structure
  9. 5. The Idea Of The Autonomous Artwork
  10. 6. The New Criticism And Other Western Formalisms
  11. 7. Russian Formalism
  12. 8. Semiotics And Structuralism
  13. 9. Linguistics And Literature
  14. 10. Deconstruction I: Jacques Derrida
  15. 11. Deconstruction II: Paul de Man
  16. Author (Reader) And Psyche
  17. 12. Freud And Fiction
  18. 13. Jacques Lacan In Theory
  19. 14. Influence
  20. 15. The Postmodern Psyche
  21. The Social Context
  22. 16. The Social Permeability Of Reader And Text
  23. 17. The Frankfurt School Of Critical Theory
  24. 18. The Political Unconscious
  25. 19. The New Historicism
  26. 20. The Classical Feminist Tradition
  27. 21. African American Criticism
  28. 22. Postcolonial Criticism
  29. 23. Queer Theory And Gender Performativity
  30. 24. The Institutional Construction Of Literary Study
  31. Theory Con And Pro
  32. 25. The End Of Theory? Neo-Pragmatism
  33. 26. Conclusion: Who Doesn’t Hate Theory Now?
  34. Appendix: Passages Referenced In Lectures
  35. Notes
  36. The Varieties Of Interpretation: A Guide To Further Reading In Literary Theory
  37. Index