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An accessible and thorough introduction to literary theory and contemporary critical practice, this book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary criticism. Covers traditional approaches such as formalism and structuralism, as well as more recent developments in criticism such as evolutionary theory, cognitive studies, ethical criticism, and ecocriticism Offers explanations of key works and major ideas in literary criticism and suggests key elements to look for in a literary text Also applies critical approaches to various examples from film studies Helps students to build a critical framework and write analytically
Who reads An Introduction to Criticism : Theory, Culture, Society?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Michael Ryan
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781444342741
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, Poetry
- Rating
- 2.83 / 5 (13 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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