Theoretically Speaking About Literature

Author : David Owen,Cristina Pividori
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527578067

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Theoretically Speaking about Literature by David Owen,Cristina Pividori Pdf

Literary theory has become such a central part of the study of literature, particularly at university level, that a solid familiarity with its basic ideas is now essential. This book will appeal to students who may find the many theoretical approaches that they encounter to be complex, highly demanding, and difficult to incorporate into their own work, and will also be of interest to teachers who are trying to guide their students towards a clear and constructive understanding of this ambit. Through focus on a single study text, discussed from the perspective of eighteen distinct theories that are presented and explained in a consistent manner throughout, readers are given a practical and comprehensible insight into the ideas and beliefs that underpin critical interpretation.

Author : David Owen,Cristina Pividori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1527595129

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Theoretically Speaking about Literature by David Owen,Cristina Pividori Pdf

Literary theory has become such a central part of the study of literature, particularly at university level, that a solid familiarity with its basic ideas is now essential. This book will appeal to students who may find the many theoretical approaches that they encounter to be complex, highly demanding, and difficult to incorporate into their own work, and will also be of interest to teachers who are trying to guide their students towards a clear and constructive understanding of this ambit. Through focus on a single study text, discussed from the perspective of eighteen distinct theories that are presented and explained in a consistent manner throughout, readers are given a practical and comprehensible insight into the ideas and beliefs that underpin critical interpretation.

Author : Jonathan Culler
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191620638

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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Culler Pdf

What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in this Very Short Introduction to literary theory. Often a controversial subject, said to have transformed the study of culture and society in the past two decades, literary theory is accused of undermining respect for tradition and truth and encouraging suspicion about the political and psychological implications of cultural projects rather than admiration for great literature. Here, Jonathan Culler explains 'theory', not by describing warring 'schools' but by sketching key 'moves' theory has encouraged, and speaking directly about the implications of theory for thinking about literature, human identity, and the power of language. In this new edition Culler takes a look at new material, including the 'death of theory', the links between the theory of narrative and cognitive science, trauma theory, ecocriticism, and includes a new chapter on 'Ethics and aesthetics'. This lucid introduction is useful for anyone who has wondered what all the fuss is about or who wants to think about literature today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Raman Selden,Peter Widdowson,Peter Brooker
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Criticism
ISBN : UCSC:32106015306373

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A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory by Raman Selden,Peter Widdowson,Peter Brooker Pdf

The fourth edition of this reader's guide remains true to the ideals of previous editions, providing a concise guide to contemporary literary theories. The book covers a vast range of differing forms of English literature.

Author : Ralph Cohen
Publisher : New York : Routledge
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003296956

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The Future of Literary Theory by Ralph Cohen Pdf

Author : Stevie M. Munz,Tim McKenna-Buchanan,Anna M. Wright
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781040010594

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The Routledge Handbook of Public Speaking Research and Theory by Stevie M. Munz,Tim McKenna-Buchanan,Anna M. Wright Pdf

Providing a comprehensive survey of the empirical research, theory, and history of public speaking, this handbook fills a crucial gap in public speaking pedagogy resources and provides a foundation for future research and pedagogical development. Bringing together contributions from both up-and-coming and senior scholars in the field, this book offers a thorough examination of public speaking, guided by research across six key themes: the history of public speaking; the foundations of public speaking; issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion; considerations of public speaking across contexts; assessment of public speaking; and the future of public speaking in the twenty-first century. The evidence-based chapters engage with a broad discussion of public speaking through a variety of viewpoints to demonstrate how subtopics are connected and fraught with complexity. Contributors explore public speaking in education, business and professional settings, and political contexts, and outline how skills learned through public speaking are applicable to interpersonal, small group, and business interactions. Reinforcing the relevance, importance, and significance of public speaking in individual, interpersonal, social, and cultural communication contexts, this accessibly written handbook will be an indispensable resource for public speaking instructors and program administrators. It will also be valuable reading for Communication Pedagogy and Introduction to Graduate Studies courses.

Author : Johannes Willem Bertens
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Criticism
ISBN : 041535112X

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Literary Theory by Johannes Willem Bertens Pdf

Providing the ideal first step in understanding the often bewildering world of literary theory, Literary Theory: The Basics is an easy to follow and clearly presented introduction to this fascinating area. Showing that theory can not only make sense, but also radically change the way in which we read, Literary Theory: The Basics: * leads readers through the major approached to literature that are signalled by the term â¬~literary theory' * places each critical movement in its historical (and often political) context * illustrates theory in practice with examples from well-known texts * suggests further reading for those especially interested in a particular critical approach. Covering all the basics and much more, this is the perfect book for anyone interested in how we read and why that matters.

Author : Jonathan D. Culler
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1402768753

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Literary Theory by Jonathan D. Culler Pdf

This work explores the role of the literary in theory, with wide-ranging analysis of key concepts and disciplinary practices.

Author : Ruiquan Gao,Guanjun Wu
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789811246593

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Chinese Social Sciences And Humanities Studies: Collection Of Important Topics by Ruiquan Gao,Guanjun Wu Pdf

This book collects important researches on social sciences and humanities conducted by the academics at East China Normal University (ECNU) in recent years. The book covers topics including emotions of homeland, special events in Chinese literary and art history, Chinese population studies, media research, democracy at grass-root level, elderly people situation, etc.This book is the sixth volume of the WSPC-ECNU Series on China. This Series showcases the significant contributions to scholarship in social sciences and humanities studies about China. It is jointly launched by World Scientific Publishing, the most reputable English academic publisher in Asia, and ECNU, a top University in China with a long history of exchanges with the international academic community.

Author : Steven J. Venturino, PhD
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781615643271

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism by Steven J. Venturino, PhD Pdf

From Plato to Freud to ecocriticism, the book illustrates dozens of stimulating-and sometimes notoriously complex-perspectives for approaching literature and film. The book offers authoritative, clear, and easy-to-follow explanations of theories that range from established classics to the controversies of current theory. Each chapter offers a conversational, step-by-step explanation of a single theory, critic, or issue, accompanied by concrete examples for applying the concepts and engaging suggestions for related literary readings. Following a section on the foundations of literary theory, the book is organized thematically, with an eye to the best way to develop a real, working understanding of the various theories. Cross-references are particularly important, since it's through the interaction of examples that readers most effectively advance from basic topics and arguments to some of the more specialized and complicated issues. Each chapter is designed to tell a complete story, yet also to reach out to other chapters for development and debate. Literary theorists are hardly unified in their views, and this book reflects the various traditions, agreements, influences, and squabbles that are a part of the field. Special features include hundreds of references to and quotations from novels, stories, plays, poems, movies, and other media. Online resources could also include video and music clips, as well as high-quality examples of visual art mentioned in the book. The book also includes periodic "running" references to selected key titles (such as Frankenstein) in order to illustrate the effect of different theories on a single work.

Author : Morteza Yazdanjoo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000822021

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Modern American Literature and Contemporary Iranian Cinema by Morteza Yazdanjoo Pdf

As an endeavor to contribute to the burgeoning field of comparative literature, this monograph addresses the dynamic yet understudied "intertextual dialogism" between modern American literature and contemporary Iranian Cinema, pinpointing how the latter appropriates and recontextualizes instances of the former to construct and inculcate vestiges of national/gender identity on the silver screen. Drawing on Louis Montrose’s catchphrase that Cultural Materialism foregrounds "the textuality of history, [and] the historicity of texts", this book contends that literary "texts" are synchronic artifacts prone to myriad intertextual and extra-textual readings and understandings, each historically conditioned. The recontextualization of Herzog, Franny and Zooey, The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Death of a Salesman into contemporary Iran provides an intertextual avenue to delineate the textuality of history and the historicity of texts

Author : Michele Andreaus,Ericka Costa,Lee D. Parker
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781784410049

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Accountability and Social Accounting for Social and Non-profit Organizations by Michele Andreaus,Ericka Costa,Lee D. Parker Pdf

This book addresses the issues and functioning of accounting and accountability for social and non-profit organizations. It presents research papers that address the limitations of conventional accounting, the meaning of accountability, and the potential of social and environmental accounting for these organizations.

Author : Mary Klages
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781939994615

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Literary Theory For Beginners by Mary Klages Pdf

Have you heard the terms structuralism and deconstruction and postmodernism but aren’t really sure what they mean? Have you taken a whole course on literary criticism but are still feeling lost? Here’s the book you need to sort it all out—and enjoy doing so! In Literary Theory For Beginners, Mary Klages takes you into her classroom, cuts through the jargon, and explains the ABCs (and the DEFs as well) in terms you can get your head around. Her breadth of knowledge, her unique skills as a teacher, and the delightful illustrations of Frank Reynoso help us understand why literature matters, how it affects us, and how it reflects history, culture, and diversity. Here are ways of thinking about literature—not just reading it—methods of study and frameworks of interpretation from classical humanism all the way up to psychoanalysis, gender and queer theory, race, postcolonialism, and, yes, postmodernism With wit and wisdom, Klages takes on the two most frequently asked questions about literature and makes it all fun: What does the work MEAN? (What is the deeper, hidden, or symbolic meaning? Did the author intend all these meanings? Are any and all meanings present in the text? Are all meanings equally valid?) What does the work DO? (Why is literature important? What effect does it have on the reader? How can literature be a force for social change?) So sit back, relax, and take it all in!

Author : Zizi Papacharissi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351758185

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A Networked Self and Love by Zizi Papacharissi Pdf

We fall in love every day, with others, with ideas, with ourselves. Stories of love excite us and baffle us. This volume is about love and the networked self. It focuses on how love forms, grows, or dissolves. Chapters address how relationships of love develop, are sustained or broken up through technologies of expression and connection. Authors explore how technologies reproduce, reorganize, or reimagine our dominant rituals of love. Contributors also address what our experiences with love teach us about ourselves, others, and the art of living. Every love story has a beginning and an end. Technology does not give love the kiss of eternity; but it can afford love new meaning.

Author : David Carson Berry
Publisher : Pendragon Press
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1576470954

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A Topical Guide to Schenkerian Literature by David Carson Berry Pdf

To the growing list of Pendragon Press publications devoted to the work of Heinrich Schenker, we wish to announce the addition of this much-needed bibliography. The author, a student of Allen Forte, has created a work useful to a wide range of researchers music theorists, musicologists, music librarians and teachers. The Guide is the largest Schenkerian reference work ever published. At nearly 600 pages, it contains 3600 entries (2200 principal, 1400 secondary) representing the work of 1475 authors. Fifteen broad groupings encompass seventy topical headings, many of which are divided and subdivided again, resulting in a total of 271 headings under which entries are collected.