Literary Theory


"Critical Terms for Literary Study"

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This expanded edition features six new chapters, each of which provides a concise history of a literary term, critically explores the issues and questions that the term raises, and then puts theory into practice by showing the reading strategies that the term permits. With illustrations. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 480 pages. Size: 235 x 171 mm. Weight: 772g.
Author:  (Lentricchia, Frank, ed.)
ISBN:  0226472035
Publisher:  The University of Chicago Press
Date:  1995  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"Deleuze and Literature"

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"Deleuze Connections" series; The essays collected in this volume are the first devoted solely to Deleuze's work on literature. Written by leading Deleuzian scholars the essays focus on two main questions: how does Deleuze read literary texts? And how can we read texts in a Deleuzian way. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 446g.
Author:  (Buchanan, Ian, ed.)
ISBN:  0748612076
Publisher:  Edinburgh University Press
Date:  2000  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"Derrida's Gift"

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Acknowledges Derrida's contribution to feminist theory. This book discusses the crucial place of difference in both Derridian deconstruction and feminist theory, and reflects on the ethical, professional, and epistemological implications of Derrida's thought for the discipline of women's studies. With illustrations. Paperback, 168 pages. Size: 229 x 194 mm. Weight: 91g.
Author:  (Weed, Elizabeth, ed.)
ISBN:  0822366509
Publisher:  Duke University Press
Date:  2006  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory"

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A guide to modern ideas in the interdisciplinary fields of cultural and critical theory that have developed from interactions among different traditions of thought. It features movements such as deconstruction, and the work of individual theorists such as Louis Althusser, Karl Marx, Raymond Williams, Simone de Beauvoir, and Julia Kristeva. With 0. New ed. Paperback, 656 pages. Size: 244 x 172 mm. Weight: 1116g.
Author:  (Payne, Michael, ed.)
ISBN:  0631207538
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  1997  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"Edward Said and Critical Decolonization"

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Takes a look at Edward Said (1935-2003), a major literary and cultural critic, who has been instrumental in promoting decolonization through his analytical and critical writing. This title tackles various aspects of Said's writing on fiction, criticism, politics, and music, and includes a bibliography of Edward Said. Paperback, 296 pages. Size: 229 x 161 mm. Weight: 476g.
Author:  (Ghazoul, Ferial J., ed.)
ISBN:  9774160878
Publisher:  The American University in Cairo Press
Date:  2007  (Egypt)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"English Question"

Or Academic Freedoms

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"Critical Inventions" series; To be or not to be free, that is the question, the English question, the question of what is academic English at the beginning of the 21st century. So arguing, this study begins with the claim that the fundamental idea governing the institution of the University is a will to freedom. Paperback, 182 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 285g.
Author:  (Docherty, Thomas, ed.)
ISBN:  1845191331
Publisher:  Sussex Academic Press
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"Geoffrey Chaucer's the Canterbury Tales"

A Casebook

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"Casebooks in Criticism" series; A collection of ten essays, illuminating the central themes of the Canterbury Tales. It is suitable for undergraduates and general readers. At the end of each essay is an annotated list of further readings. With 3 halftones. Paperback, 252 pages. Size: 209 x 139 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  (Patterson, Lee, ed.)
ISBN:  0195175743
Publisher:  Oxford University Press
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"Getting a Life"

Everyday Uses of Autobiography

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With illustrations. Paperback, 424 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 560g.
Author:  (Smith, Sidonie, ed.)
ISBN:  0816624909
Publisher:  University of Minnesota Press
Date:  1996  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"The Green Studies Reader"

From Romanticism to Ecocriticism

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Laurence Coupe brings together a collection of extracts from a wide range of both historical and contemporary ecocritical texts. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 688g.
Author:  (Coupe, Laurence, ed.)
ISBN:  0415204070
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  2000  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"A History of Feminist Literary Criticism"

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This authoritative history of feminist literary criticism charts the development of the practice from the middle ages to the present. Hardback, 364 pages. Size: 235 x 159 mm. Weight: 723g.
Author:  (Plain, Gill, ed.)
ISBN:  0521852552
Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"Introducing Criticism at the 21st Century"

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Introducing Criticism at the 21st Century provides a wide-ranging guide to current directions in literary criticism. With 4 b&w illustrations, bibliographies. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 485g.
Author:  (Wolfreys, Julian, ed.)
ISBN:  074861575X
Publisher:  Edinburgh University Press
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"Introducing Literary Theories"

A Guide and Glossary

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Introducing Literary Theories is an ideal introduction for those coming to literary theory for the first time. It provides an accessible introduction to the major theoretical approaches. With glossary, bibliographies. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 898g.
Author:  (Wolfreys, Julian, ed.)
ISBN:  0748614834
Publisher:  Edinburgh University Press
Date:  2001  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

"Japanese No Dramas"

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"Penguin Classics" series; Tyler, Royall (trans.) No Plays are a major contribution to Japanese theatre. These lyric dramas evolved in the 14th century from ritual dances associated with Shinto worship, and their form became fixed in the 17th century. This book looks at this Japanese art form and its influences on Western writers. With bibliography. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 198 x 128 mm. Weight: 586g.
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ISBN:  0140445390
Publisher:  Penguin Books Ltd
Date:  1992  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Literary Theory

"Literary Theories"

A Reader and Guide

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Literary Theories: A Reader and Guide is the first reader and introductory guide in one volume. With bibliography. Paperback, 672 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 1084g.
Author:  (Wolfreys, Julian, ed.)
ISBN:  0748612149
Publisher:  Edinburgh University Press
Date:  1999  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Undergraduate Literary Theory

"Literary Theory"

An Anthology

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"Blackwell Anthologies" series; An anthology of statements in literary theory which include influential texts in the areas of Ethnic Studies, Postcolonialism and International Studies. It enables students to familiarise themselves with the developments in literary theory and with the traditions from which these theories derive. With 0. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 1336 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 1701g.
Author:  (Rivkin, Julie, ed.)
ISBN:  1405106964
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Literary Theory

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