{"product_id":"introducing-literary-theories-a-guide-and-glossary-9780748614837","title":"Introducing Literary Theories: A Guide and Glossary","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Julian Wolfreys\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Literary Theories\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal introduction for those coming to literary theory for the first time. It provides an accessible introduction to the major theoretical approaches in chapters covering: Bakhtinian Criticism, Structuralism, Feminist Theory, Marxist Literary Theories, Reader-Response Theories, Psychoanalytic Criticism, Deconstruction, Poststructuralism, New Historicism, Cultural Materialism, Postcolonial Theory, Gay Studies\/ Queer Theories, Cultural Studies and Postmodernism.A table of contents arranged by theoretical method and a second arranged by key texts offer the reader alternative pathways through the volume and a general introduction, which traces the history and importance of literary theory, complete the introductory material.In each of the following chapters, the authors provide a clear presentation of the theory in question and notes towards a reading of a key text to help the student understand both the methodology and the practice of literary theory. The texts used for illustration include: \u003ci\u003eIn Memoriam A. H. H.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProspero's Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Swimming Pool Library\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e. Every chapter ends with a set of questions for further consideration, an annotated bibliography and a supplementary bibliography while a glossary of critical terms completes the book. Derived and adapted from the successful foundation textbook, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theories: A Reader and Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Literary Theories\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly readable, self-contained and comprehensive guide that succeeds in making contemporary theory easily understandable.Each chapter provides: An overview of the theory Notes towards readings of canonical literary texts Questions for further consideration An annotated bibliography A supplementary bibliographyFeatures* Complex ideas are clea\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47781070143639,"sku":"9780748614837","price":3130.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780748614837.webp?v=1778050349","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/introducing-literary-theories-a-guide-and-glossary-9780748614837","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}