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This student-friendly text introduces students to the history and scope of literary theory, as well as showing them how to perform literary analysis. Designed to be used alongside primary theoretical texts as an introduction to theory or alongside literary texts as a model for performing literary analysis. Presents a series of exemplary readings of particular literary texts such as Jane Eyre, Heart of Darkness, Ulysses, To the Lighthouse and Midnight's Children . Provides a brief history of the rise of literary theory in the twentieth century, in order that students understand the historical contexts for different theories. Presents an alphabetically organized series of entries on key figures and publications, from Adorno to Žižek. Features descriptions of the major movements in literary theory, from critical theory through to postcolonial theory. **

Who reads The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory?

Author

Gregory Castle

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780631232735

Category

reference

Subjects

Literary Criticism, History, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.53 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14