Bringing together theoretically orientated readings by leading exponents of literary theory with lucid introductions, the book offers the student reader a foundation textbook in literary theory It offers students and other readers a variety of ways to interpret a piece of literature, ranging from historical/biographical and moral/philosophical approaches through the formalist, the psychological, the mythic and archetypal, and into such contemporary perspectives as feminist criticism and cultural studies."--BOOK JACKET Introduction · Gender-Sensitive Theoretical Approaches in Literary Studies: A Brief Diachronic Overview · Selected Methods · Sample Analysis: Charlotte Brontë’s Accessible and jargon-free, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory provides lucid, concise explanations of myriad approaches to literature that have a “Literary theory,” however, refers to a particular form of literary criticism in which particular academic, scientific, or philosophical approaches are followed in a systematic fashion The different theoretical approaches to literature are grouped according to a conceptual grid with four main areas of focus: (i) text-oriented theories (with rhetoric, philology, Theoretical Approaches to Narrative Narratology, succinctly circumscribed as the ‘science of narration,’ originated under the leadership of Roland Barthes,it operated Literary theory enables readers and critics a better understanding of literature through close readings and contextual insights “Literary theory,” however, refers to a particular form of literary criticism in which particular academic, scientific, or philosophical approaches are followed in a systematic fashion while analyzing literary texts. For example, a psychoanalytic theorist might examine and interpret a literary text strictly through the theoretical lens of Accessible and jargon-free, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory provides lucid, concise explanations of myriad approaches to literature that have arisen over the past forty yearsLanguage & Literature Literary Theories: A Reader and Guide is the first reader and introductory guide in one volume.
Bringing together theoretically orientated readings by leading exponents of literary theory with lucid introductions, the book offers the student reader a foundation textbook in literary theory It offers students and other readers a variety of ways to interpret a piece of literature, ranging from historical/biographical and moral/philosophical approaches through the formalist, the psychological, the mythic and archetypal, and into such contemporary perspectives as feminist criticism and cultural studies."--BOOK JACKET Introduction · Gender-Sensitive Theoretical Approaches in Literary Studies: A Brief Diachronic Overview · Selected Methods · Sample Analysis: Charlotte Brontë’s Accessible and jargon-free, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory provides lucid, concise explanations of myriad approaches to literature that have a “Literary theory,” however, refers to a particular form of literary criticism in which particular academic, scientific, or philosophical approaches are followed in a systematic fashion The different theoretical approaches to literature are grouped according to a conceptual grid with four main areas of focus: (i) text-oriented theories (with rhetoric, philology, Theoretical Approaches to Narrative Narratology, succinctly circumscribed as the ‘science of narration,’ originated under the leadership of Roland Barthes,it operated Literary theory enables readers and critics a better understanding of literature through close readings and contextual insights “Literary theory,” however, refers to a particular form of literary criticism in which particular academic, scientific, or philosophical approaches are followed in a systematic fashion while analyzing literary texts. For example, a psychoanalytic theorist might examine and interpret a literary text strictly through the theoretical lens of Accessible and jargon-free, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory provides lucid, concise explanations of myriad approaches to literature that have arisen over the past forty yearsLanguage & Literature Literary Theories: A Reader and Guide is the first reader and introductory guide in one volume.
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