Literary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed
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Literary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed

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Literary Theory: A Guide for the Perplexed

About this book

This Guide for the Perplexed provides an advanced introduction to literary theory from basic information and orientation for the uninformed leading on to more sophisticated readings. It engages directly with the difficulty many students find intimidating, asking 'What is ''Literary Theory''?' and offering a clear, concise, accessible guide to the major theories and theorists, including: humanism; structuralism; poststructuralism; psychoanalytic approaches; feminist approaches; queer theory; ideology and discourse; new historicism; race and postcolonialism; postmodernism. The final chapter points to new directions in literary and cultural theory.

Information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2006
Print ISBN
9780826490735
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781441167811
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism Theory
Index
Literature
ary’
text.
What 
we 
call 
‘Literary 
Theory’
really 
ought 
to 
be 
named
something 
like 
‘world 
theory’
or 
just 
‘how 
things 
work,’
because 
the
theories 
that 
explain 
how 
meaning 
is 
made 
and 
what 
it 
produces 
are
theories 
that 
explain 
how 
our 
everyday 
world 
works.
And 
that,
it
seems 
to 
me,
is 
something 
worth 
knowing.
So,
at 
the 
end 
of
the 
rst 
day’s 
class 
I 
tell 
my 
students 
to 
hold 
on!
Be 
prepared 
to 
have 
your 
mind 
blown,
to 
question 
everything,
to
enter 
into 
a 
world-view,
a 
way 
of
thinking,
that 
will 
feel 
uncomfort-
able 
and 
unfamiliar 
at 
the 
least,
and 
possibly 
profoundly 
disturbing.
You’re 
about 
to 
enter 
a 
perplexing 
landscape 
of
ideas 
which 
will 
help
you 
see 
things 
as 
you’ve 
never 
seen 
them 
or 
thought 
about 
them
before.
But 
relax.
You 
have 
an 
experienced 
guide 
with 
you.
I’ve
taught 
‘Literary 
Theory’
to 
about 
a 
thousand 
students 
over 
the 
past
ten 
years,
and 
every 
single 
one 
of
them 
survived 
– 
and,
I 
hope,
understood.
9
WHAT 
IS 
‘LITERARY 
THEORY?’

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. 1. What is ‘Literary Theory?’
  4. 2. Humanist Literary Theory
  5. 3. Structuralism
  6. 4. Deconstruction
  7. 5. Psychoanalysis
  8. 6. Feminism
  9. 7. Queer Theory
  10. 8. Ideology and Discourse
  11. 9. Race and Postcolonialism
  12. 10. Postmodernism
  13. Index

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