Tintinnabulation of Literary Theory

Traversing Genres to Contemporary Experience

Andrew Nyongesa

• Publisher: Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9780797496439
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781779065148
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: African Literary Criticism
• Index: Literature

There can never be literary growth in the contemporary world which is devoid of literary criticism, this is the backbone of literary theory. Literature is no longer a mere narration of stories, and prudent literary writers know that great literature is based on theoretical frameworks which give their works an edge in the intellectual world. In this book, Tintinnabulation of Literary Theory: Traversing Genres to Contemporary Experience, Andrew Nyongesa demonstrates how five theoretical frameworks, namely: Marxism, Feminism, Postcolonialism, Psychoanalysis and Stylistic are applied to genres of literature. The last chapter shows how theory has moved away from the lecture hall to real life experience. The book is a practical guide to university students and tutors of literature in their undying desire to embrace Literary Criticism.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright page
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
• Contents
• Introduction
• CHAPTER ONE: ASPECTS OF LITERARY THEORY
• CHAPTER TWO: MARXIST THEORY
• CHAPTER THREE: THE FEMINIST THEORY
• CHAPTER FOUR: Postcolonial Criticism
• CHAPTER FIVE: PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY
• CHAPTER SIX: STYLISTICS- THE MAGIC WAND
• CHAPTER SEVEN: PHILOSOPHY AND CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
• Back cover