English Literary Criticism And Theory

Author : M. S. Nagarajan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : English literature
ISBN : 8125030085

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English Literary Criticism And Theory by M. S. Nagarajan Pdf

The book is a history of Western literary criticism and a general introduction to the subject of literary criticism and theory. It follows the survey approach, discussing English literary critics in a historical-chronological order. It is primarily designed to serve as a text/reference book for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Indian universities and colleges. The book deals with the critical texts that are prescribed for study in many M.A (English) courses in India. One section of the book surveys the contribution made by the ancient critics since knowledge of classical criticism is essential for an understanding of later developments. Another section (sixteenth to twentieth century) takes for close examination, individually, such of those critics as are prescribed in the curricula of M.A. courses in Indian universities and colleges. The last section on Contemporary Criticism, examines all the movements, with special emphasis on theorists who have initiated these movements. The section, A Glossary of Critical Terms, gives short explanatory notes on critical terms with which a student is expected to be familiar. The Select Bibliography lists important works on criticism which can be consulted for further reading and research.

Author : Andrew Bennett,Nicholas Royle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317313120

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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory by Andrew Bennett,Nicholas Royle Pdf

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at ‘The Beginning’ and concluding with ‘The End’, chapters range from the familiar, such as ‘Character’, ‘Narrative’ and ‘The Author’, to the more unusual, such as ‘Secrets’, ‘Pleasure’ and ‘Ghosts’. Now in its fifth edition, Bennett and Royle’s classic textbook successfully illuminates complex ideas by engaging directly with literary works, so that a reading of Jane Eyre opens up ways of thinking about racial difference, for example, while Chaucer, Raymond Chandler and Monty Python are all invoked in a discussion of literature and laughter. The fifth edition has been revised throughout and includes four new chapters – ‘Feelings’, ‘Wounds’, ‘Body’ and ‘Love’ – to incorporate exciting recent developments in literary studies. In addition to further reading sections at the end of each chapter, the book contains a comprehensive bibliography and a glossary of key literary terms. A breath of fresh air in a field that can often seem dry and dauntingly theoretical, this book will open the reader’s eyes to the exhilarating possibilities of reading and studying literature.

Author : Pelagia Goulimari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135053017

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Literary Criticism and Theory by Pelagia Goulimari Pdf

This incredibly useful volume offers an introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory from ancient Greece to the present. Grounded in the close reading of landmark theoretical texts, while seeking to encourage the reader's critical response, Pelagia Goulimari examines: major thinkers and critics from Plato and Aristotle to Foucault, Derrida, Kristeva, Said and Butler; key concepts, themes and schools in the history of literary theory: mimesis, inspiration, reason and emotion, the self, the relation of literature to history, society, culture and ethics, feminism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism, queer theory; genres and movements in literary history: epic, tragedy, comedy, the novel; Romanticism, realism, modernism and postmodernism. Historical connections between theorists and theories are traced and the book is generously cross-referenced. With useful features such as key-point conclusions, further reading sections, descriptive text boxes, detailed headings, and with a comprehensive index, this book is the ideal introduction to anyone approaching literary theory for the first time or unfamiliar with the scope of its history.

Author : Chris Baldick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317900979

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Criticism and Literary Theory 1890 to the Present by Chris Baldick Pdf

Presents a coherent and accessible historical account of the major phases of British and American Twentieth-century criticism, from 'decadent' aestheticism to feminist, decontsructonist and post-colonial theories. Special attention is given to new perspectives on Shakesperean criticism, theories of the novel and models of the literary canon. The book will help to define and account for the major developments in literary criticism during this century exploring the full diversity of critical work from major critics such as T S Eliot and F R Leavis to minor but fascinating figures and critical schools. Unlike most guides to modern literary theory, its focus is firmly on developments within the English speaking world.

Author : Anne H. Stevens
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781770485617

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Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction by Anne H. Stevens Pdf

Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction provides an accessible overview of major figures and movements in literary theory and criticism from antiquity to the twenty-first century. It is designed for students at the undergraduate level or for others needing a broad synthesis of the long history of literary theory. An introductory chapter provides an overview of some of the major issues within literary theory and criticism; further chapters survey theory and criticism in antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the nineteenth century. For twentieth- and twenty-first-century theory, the discussion is subdivided into separate chapters on formalist, historicist, political, and psychoanalytic approaches. The final chapter applies a variety of theoretical concepts and approaches to two famous works of literature: William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Author : Terry Eagleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Criticism
ISBN : 9780192853189

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Literary Theory by Terry Eagleton Pdf

Author : Averroës
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015053143585

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Averroes' Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Poetics by Averroës Pdf

Aristotle's Poetics has held the attention of scholars and authors through the ages, and Averroes has long been known as "the commentator" on Aristotle. His Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Poetics is important because of its striking content. Here, an author steeped in Aristotle's thought and highly familiar with an entirely different poetical tradition shows in careful detail what is commendable about Greek poetics and commendable as well as blameworthy about Arabic poetics.

Author : Rafey Habib
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015073897848

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Modern Literary Criticism and Theory by Rafey Habib Pdf

Exploring the works of a diverse group of 20th century writers including D.H. Lawrence, H.L. Mencken, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Jacques Derrida, this book provides an accessible scholarly introduction to modern literary theory and criticism, placing various modes of criticism in their historical and intellectual contexts.

Author : Charles E. Bressler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015043785214

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Literary Criticism by Charles E. Bressler Pdf

The second edition of Literary Criticism by Charles E. Bressler is designed to help readers make conscious, informed, and intelligent choices concerning literary interpretation. By explaining the historical development and theoretical positions of eleven schools of criticism, author Charles Bressler reveals the richness of literary texts along with the various interpretative approaches that will lead to a fuller appreciation and understanding of such texts.

Author : Andrew Bennett,Nicholas Royle
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015043046591

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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory by Andrew Bennett,Nicholas Royle Pdf

This book presents the key critical concepts in literary studies today, taking care to avoid the jargon that can arise in contemporary criticism and theory. It focuses on a range of texts including Chaucer, Achebe, Milton and Morrison.

Author : Anne H. Stevens
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781554812370

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Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction by Anne H. Stevens Pdf

Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction provides an accessible overview of major figures and movements in literary theory and criticism from antiquity to the twenty-first century. It is designed for students at the undergraduate level or for others needing a broad synthesis of the long history of literary theory. An introductory chapter provides an overview of some of the major issues within literary theory and criticism; further chapters survey theory and criticism in antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the nineteenth century. For twentieth- and twenty-first-century theory, the discussion is subdivided into separate chapters on formalist, historicist, political, and psychoanalytic approaches. The final chapter applies a variety of theoretical concepts and approaches to two famous works of literature: William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138128813

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A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Susan Kamholtz Gubar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134567799

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English Inside and Out by Susan Kamholtz Gubar Pdf

Amid diverse theoretical debates about the canon in the media and in academia, in English Inside and Out leading proponents of literary studies take a close look at the discipline and the profession and envisage its future.

Author : Andrew Bennett,Nicholas Royle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317864318

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An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory by Andrew Bennett,Nicholas Royle Pdf

Fresh, original and compelling, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at ‘the beginning’ and concluding with ‘the end’, the book covers topics that range from the familiar (character, narrative, the author) to the more unusual (secrets, pleasure, ghosts). Eschewing abstract isms, Bennett and Royle successfully illuminate complex ideas by engaging directly with literary works – so that a reading of Jane Eyre opens up ways of thinking about racial difference, whilst Chaucer, Raymond Chandler and Monty Python are all invoked in a discussion of literary laughter. Each chapter ends with a narrative guide to further reading and the book also includes a glossary and bibliography. The fourth edition has been revised to incorporate two timely new chapters on animals and the environment. A breath of fresh air in a field that can often seem dry and dauntingly theoretical, this book will open the reader’s eyes to the exhilarating possibilities of both reading and studying literature.

Author : Ann B. Dobie
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0495902330

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Theory into Practice: An Introduction to Literary Criticism by Ann B. Dobie Pdf

Beginning with approaches familiar to students and then gradually introducing schools of criticism that are more challenging, THEORY INTO PRACTICE provides extensive step-by-step guidance for writing literary analyses from each of the critical perspectives. This brief, practical introduction to literary theory explores core literary theories in a unique chronological format and includes an anthology of relevant fiction, poetry, and nonfiction to help bring those theories to life for students. 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. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.