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This succinct introduction to modern theories of literature and the arts demonstrates how each theory is built and what it can accomplish.
  • Represents a wide variety of theories, including phenomenological theory, hermeneutical theory, gestalt theory, reception theory, semiotic theory, Marxist theory, deconstruction, anthropological theory, and feminist theory.
  • Uses classic literary texts, such as Keats’s Ode on a Grecian Urn, Spenser’s The Shephearde’s Calender and T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land to illustrate his explanations.
  • Includes key statements by the major proponents of each theory.
  • Presents the different theories objectively, allowing students to decide which if any, they subscribe to.
  • Gives students a sense of the potential of theory.
  • Includes a glossary of technical terms.

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 13/07/2005
    ISBN13: 9781405115803, 978-1405115803
    ISBN10: 1405115807

    Number of Pages: 224

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    This succinct introduction to modern theories of literature and the arts demonstrates how each theory is built and what it can accomplish.
    • Represents a wide variety of theories, including phenomenological theory, hermeneutical theory, gestalt theory, reception theory, semiotic theory, Marxist theory, deconstruction, anthropological theory, and feminist theory.
    • Uses classic literary texts, such as Keats’s Ode on a Grecian Urn, Spenser’s The Shephearde’s Calender and T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land to illustrate his explanations.
    • Includes key statements by the major proponents of each theory.
    • Presents the different theories objectively, allowing students to decide which if any, they subscribe to.
    • Gives students a sense of the potential of theory.
    • Includes a glossary of technical terms.

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