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| Titre : | The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory |
| Auteurs : | Gregory Castle |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2007 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-4051-7158-8 |
| Index. décimale : | 801.95 (Critique litt├®raire (th├®orie, technique, histoire). Classer ├á 809 les ouvrages de critique litt├®raire) |
| Résumé : |
This student-friendly text introduces students to the history and scope of literary theory, as well as showing them how to perform literary analysis. * Designed to be used alongside primary theoretical texts as an introduction to theory or alongside literary texts as a model for performing literary analysis. * Presents a series of exemplary readings of particular literary texts such as *Jane Eyre, Heart of Darkness, Ulysses, To the Lighthouse *and* Midnight's Children*. * Provides a brief history of the rise of literary theory in the twentieth century, in order that students understand the historical contexts for different theories. * Presents an alphabetically organized series of entries on key figures and publications, from Adorno to śiŝek. * Features descriptions of the major movements in literary theory, from critical theory through to postcolonial theory. ### Review "Castle (Arizona State Univ.) provides cogent summaries of a wide range of literary theories." *-CHOICE* ### Book Description Gregory Castle's Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory is based on the premise that the best way for literature students to learn about theory is to offer them a number of contexts in which to study it. Castle provides a brief history of the rise of literary theory in the twentieth century as well as a series of alphabetically organized entries on key figures, from Adorno to }i~ek, giving students a sense of the wide range of thinkers who have contributed to literary theory.At the center of the Guide are detailed descriptions of the major movements of literary theory, from cultural studies to feminism to postcolonialism, which gives students a sense of its scope and diversity. The Book provides a number of exemplary readings of literary texts, including Jane Eyre, Heart of Darkness, Ulysses, Mrs Dalloway and Midnight's Children. Each of these texts is interpreted using several theoretical approaches, demonstrating different ways of performing literary analysis. The Guide also includes an in-depth glossary and helpful suggestions for reading with theory. |
