• ISBN13: 9788131517406
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Cengage
• Publisher Imprint: Wadsworth
• Publication Date: June 6, 2012
• Pages: 380
• Original Price: 550.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: 2nd Ed.
• Item Weight: 500 grams

Beginning with more accessible critical approaches and gradually introducing more challenging critical perspectives, THEORY INTO PRACTICE, Indian Edition provides extensive step-by-step guidance for writing literary analyses. This brief, practical introduction to literary theory explores core theories in a unique chronological format and includes an anthology of relevant fiction, poetry, and nonfiction to help bring those theories to life. Remarkably readable and engaging, the text makes even complex concepts manageable for those beginning to think about literary theory, and example analyses for each type of criticism show how real students have applied the theories to works included in the anthology. Now updated with the latest scholarship, including a full discussion of Ecocriticism and increased emphasis on American multicultural approaches, THEORY INTO PRACTICE provides an essential foundation for thoughtful and effective literary analysis. Key Features: A new chapter, called ?Literature Goes Green,? focuses on the history and socio-cultural impact of the emerging Ecocriticism movement. In addition, the glossary has been substantially expanded and now appears in a comprehensive version in the back of the book, as well as on the Companion Website. Also included are four new student model essays, a more in-depth exploration of structuralism, and a new section on Mikhail Bakhtin. From the beginning, this book has been a ?teaching text.? That is, it has included numerous pedagogical aids. The third edition expands those features in an effort to facilitate student use. The following assistance is provided for each school of criticism: Concise historical literary background, Guidelines for reading as a critic, Guidelines for writing each stage of a critical analysis, A list of helpful suggested readings, Access to a comprehensive list of we