{"product_id":"literature-an-introduction-to-theory-and-analysis-9781474271967","title":"Literature An Introduction to Theory and Analysis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow does literature work? And what does it mean? How does it relate to the world: to politics, to history, to the environment? How do we analyse and interpret a literary text, paying attention to its specific poetic and fictitious qualities? \u003c\/i\u003eThis wide-ranging introduction helps students to explore these and many other essential questions in the study of literature, criticism and theory. In a series of introductory chapters, leading international scholars present the fundamental topics of literary studies through conceptual definitions as well as interpretative readings of works familiar from a range of world literary traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In an easy-to-navigate format, \u003ci\u003eLiterature: An Introduction to Theory and Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e covers such topics as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Key definitions  from plot, character and style to genre, trope and author\u003cbr\u003e Literature's relationship to the surrounding world  ethics, politics, gender and nature\u003cbr\u003e Modes of literature and criticism  from books to perfo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Employs] engaging writing and [a] clear layout of the topic ... A great resource for first timers in literary theory. The second and third sections of the volume are of greatest interest and can prove useful to those who wish to grasp how literary studies have embraced a wider scope both in theory and practice. * Style *\u003cbr\u003e[An] interesting, helpful volume that, to use the words of J. Hillis Miller, ‘will be useful' for advanced literature courses, even postgraduate ones, or as a great resource for teachers of literature, or as a valuable resource for ordinary readers who may want to know something about what is meant by the ‘‘narrator’’ of a novel, or by ‘‘ethnicity’’ in literature. * The Year's Work in English Studies *\u003cbr\u003eThe range of topics covered in this volume is both capacious and creative. Individual entries are very deft in their interweaving of analysis with example and score high marks for clarity. An excellent resource for students as well as for anyone keen to brush up their knowledge of what’s happening in literary studies. * Rita Felski, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of English, University of Virginia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword J. Hillis Miller, University of California Irvine  Introduction Thomsen et el, Aarhus University  1. Literature Lasse Horne Kjældgaard, Peter Simonsen, Roskilde University and University of Southern Denmark  2. Interpretation Jesper Gulddal, Newcastle, AU  3. Genre Eva Hättner Aurelius, Lund University  4. Narrative Stefan Iversen, Aarhus University  5. Character Lis Møller, Aarhus University  6.Narrator Jan Alber, Freiburg University  7. Style Lilian Munk Rösing, Copenhagen University  8. Sensation,  Isak Winkel Holm, Copenhagen University  9. Rhytm. Dan Ringgaard, Aarhus University  10. Tropes Christoph Bode, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München  11. Intertext Elisabeth FriisLund University  12. Author Jon Helt Haarder, University of Southern Denmark  13. Reader Winfried Fluck, Freie Universität  14. History Mads Rosendahl Thomsen,Aarhus University  15. Ethics Lasse Horne Kjældgaard, Roskilde University  16. Politics Jakob Ladegaard, Aarhus University  17. Sex Lilla Toke and Karen Weingarten, Stony Brook and CUNY  18. Ethnicity Tabish Khair, Aarhus University  19. Desire  Lilian Munk Rösing, Copenhagen University  20. Nature  Peter Mortensen, Aarhus University  21. Place  Frederik Tygstrup, Copenhagen University  22. Things Karin Sanders, UC Berkeley  23. Mobility Søren Frank, University of Southern Denmark  24. Memory Ann Rigney, Utrecht University  25. Archives Dennis Tenen, Columbia University  26. Books Tore Rye Andersen, Aarhus University  27. Adaptation Kiene Brillenburg, Utrecht University  28. Art Peter Simonsen, University of Southern Denmark  29. Performance Claire Warden, DeMontfort University  30. Translation Karen Emmerich, Princeton University  31. Creative writing  Kiene Brillenburg, Utrecht University  32. Critical writing Gloria Fisk, CUNY  33. Quality Susan Bassnett, University of Warwick \t\t\t\t Index of schools \t Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019913167191,"sku":"9781474271967","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474271967.jpg?v=1750781708","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/literature-an-introduction-to-theory-and-analysis-9781474271967","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}