Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory
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Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory

The Johns Hopkins Guide

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eBook - ePub

Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory

The Johns Hopkins Guide

About this book

This helpful guide serves as an introduction to contemporary literary theory.

Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: The Johns Hopkins Guide is a clear, accessible, and detailed overview of the most important thinkers and topics in the field. Written by specialists from across disciplines, its entries cover contemporary theory from Adorno to Žižek, providing an informative and reliable introduction to a vast, challenging area of inquiry. Materials include newly commissioned articles along with essays drawn from The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, known as the definitive resource for students and scholars of literary theory and for philosophical reflection on literature and culture.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. A Theodor W. Adorno
  8. B Alain Badiou
  9. C Michel de Certeau
  10. D Paul de Man
  11. E Terry Eagleton
  12. F Frantz Fanon
  13. G Henry Louis Gates Jr.
  14. H Stuart Hall
  15. I Luce Irigaray
  16. J Fredric Jameson
  17. K Julia Kristeva
  18. L Jacques Lacan
  19. M Marxist Theory and Criticism
  20. N Jean-Luc Nancy
  21. P Phenomenology
  22. Q Queer Theory and Criticism
  23. R Race and Ethnicity
  24. S Edward W. Said
  25. W Raymond Williams
  26. Z Slavoj Žižek
  27. List of Contributors
  28. Index of Names
  29. Index of Topics