{"product_id":"literary-theory-9781119061755","title":"Literary Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition, presents a comprehensive introduction to the   full range of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture, from formalism, structuralism, and historicism to ethnic, gender, and science studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote to Teachers x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterary Theory: A Primer 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Russian Formalism, New Criticism, Poetics 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Russian Formalism, New Criticism, Poetics 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 1.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 1.2 Elizabeth Bishop, “The Moose” and “At the Fishhouses” 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 1.3 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 1.4 Alice Munro, “Royal Beatings” and “Wild Swans” 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 1.5 The Wachowskis, The Matrix 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Structuralism, Linguistics, Narratology 48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Structuralism 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.2 Elizabeth Bishop, “The Map” 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.3 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.4 Alice Munro, “The Progress of Love” 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 2.5 John Ford, The Searchers 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Phenomenology, Reception, Ethics 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Phenomenology, Reception, Ethics 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.2 Elizabeth Bishop, “The Fish” 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.3 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.4 Alice Munro, “Material” 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 3.5 Paul Gilroy, Michael Clayton 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Post-Structuralism 80\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Post-Structuralism 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 4.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 4.2 Elizabeth Bishop, “Over 2,000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance” 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 4.3 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 4.4 Alice Munro, “Differently” 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 4.5 Alfred Hitchcock, The Birds and Tom Tykwer, Run, Lola, Run 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Psychoanalysis and Psychology 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Psychoanalysis and Psychology 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.2 Elizabeth Bishop, “Sestina” and “In the Village” 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.3 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.4 Alice Munro, “Meneseteung” 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 5.5 David Lynch, Blue Velvet 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Marxism and Critical Theory 134\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Marxism and Critical Theory 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.2 Elizabeth Bishop, “A Miracle for Breakfast” 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.3 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.4 Alice Munro, “Hired Girl” and “The Beggar Maid” 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 6.5 Mike Nichols, Working Girl and Stanley Kubrick, The Shining 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 History 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Historical Criticism 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.2 Mary Shelley, Frankenstein 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.3 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.4 Alice Munro, “Walker Brothers Cowboy” 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.5 Elizabeth Bishop, “Twelve O’Clock News” 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 7.6 Luis Puenzo, The Official Story and Susana Blaustein Munoz and Lourdes Portillo, Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Gender Studies 172\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Gender Studies 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.2 Elizabeth Bishop, “Roosters,” “In the Waiting Room,” and “Exchanging Hats” 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.3 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.4 Alice Munro, “The Love of a Good Woman” and “Lichen” 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 8.5 Jonathan Demme, The Silence of the Lambs and Jenny Livingstone, Paris Is Burning 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Ethnic Studies 198\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Ethnic Studies 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.1 Elizabeth Bishop, “Faustina, or Rock Roses” 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.2 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.3 Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.4 NWA, “The Nigga Ya Love To Hate” 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 9.5 Joel Schumacher, Falling Down and Mathieu Kassovitz, Hate 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Indigenous, Postcolonial, and Transnational Studies 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Indigenous, Postcolonial, and Transnational Studies 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 10.1 Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 10.2 Elizabeth Bishop, “Brazil, January 1, 1502” and “The Burglar of Babylon” 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 10.3 Alice Munro, “The Wilderness Station” 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 10.4 Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 10.5 Kieran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 10.6 Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 10.7 Djbril Diop Mambéty, Hyenas and Hany Abu-Assad, Paradise Now 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Cognition, Emotion, Evolution, Science 236\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Cognition, Emotion, Evolution, Science 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 11.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 11.2 Elizabeth Bishop, “In the Waiting Room,” “Crusoe in England,” and “One Art” 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 11.3 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 11.4 Alice Munro, “Fits” 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 11.5 Wong Kar-wai, In the Mood for Love 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Animals, Humans, Places, Things 250\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Animals, Humans, Places, Things 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 12.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 12.2 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 12.3 Elizabeth Bishop, “The Fish” and “Pink Dog” 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 12.4 Mary Shelley, Frankenstein 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 12.5 Alice Munro, “Runaway” and “Vandals” 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 12.6 Agnes Varda, Vagabond 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix Elizabeth Bishop, “In the Village” 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 284\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406976950615,"sku":"9781119061755","price":21.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119061755.jpg?v=1730497761","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/literary-theory-9781119061755","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}