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<p>this New Edition Of The Classic Guide Offers A Thorough And Accessible Introduction To Contemporary Critical Theory. It Provides In-depth Coverage Of The Most Common Approaches To Literary Analysis Today&#58; Feminism, Psychoanalysis, Marxism, Reader-response Theory, New Criticism, Structuralism And Semiotics, Deconstruction, New Historicism, Cultural Criticism, Lesbian/gay/queer Theory, African-american Criticism, And Postcolonial Criticism. The Chapters Provide An Extended Explanation Of Each Theory, Using Examples From Everyday Life, Popular Culture, And Literary Texts; A List Of Specific Questions Critics Who Use That Theory Ask About Literary Texts; An Interpretation Of F. Scott Fitzgerald's <b>the</b> <b>great Gatsby </b>through The Lens Of Each Theory; A List Of Questions For Further Practice To Guide Readers In Applying Each Theory To Different Literary Works; And A Bibliography Of Primary And Secondary Works For Further Reading. This Book Can Be Used As The Only Text In A Course Or As A Precursor To The Study Of Primary Theoretical Works. It Motivates Readers By Showing Them What Critical Theory Can Offer In Terms Of Their Practical Understanding Of Literary Texts And I

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Lois Tyson
Publisher
Routledge, an imprint of taylor & francis Books ltd
Published
2006
Language
EN
ISBN
9781136615573
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, Humanities
Rating
3.99 / 5 (713 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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