{"product_id":"a-companion-to-literary-theory-hardback-9781118958674","title":"A Companion to Literary Theory (Hardback) 9781118958674","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Literary Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid H. Richter (Edited by), DH Richter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118958674, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.9 x 17.8 x 3.3 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduces readers to the modes of literary and cultural study of the previous half century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Literary Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of 36 original essays, all by noted scholars in their field, designed to introduce the modes and ideas of contemporary literary and cultural theory. Arranged by topic rather than chronology, in order to highlight the relationships between earlier and most recent theoretical developments, the book groups its chapters into seven convenient sections: I. Literary Form: Narrative and Poetry; II. The Task of Reading; III. Literary Locations and Cultural Studies; IV. The Politics of Literature; V. Identities; VI. Bodies and Their Minds; and VII. Scientific Inflections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllotting proper space to all areas of theory most relevant today, this comprehensive volume features three dozen masterfully written chapters covering such subjects as: Anglo-American New Criticism; Chicago Formalism; Russian Formalism; Derrida and Deconstruction; Empathy\/Affect Studies; Foucault and Poststructuralism; Marx and Marxist Literary Theory; Postcolonial Studies; Ethnic Studies; Gender Theory; Freudian Psychoanalytic Criticism; Cognitive Literary Theory; Evolutionary Literary Theory; Cybernetics and Posthumanism; and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures 36 essays by noted scholars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFills a growing need for companion books that can guide readers through the thicket of ideas, systems, and terminologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents important contemporary literary theory while examining those of the past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell\u003ci\u003e Companion to Literary Theory\u003c\/i\u003e will be welcomed by college and university students seeking an accessible and authoritative guide to the complex and often intimidating modes of literary and cultural study of the previous half century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid H. Richter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Literary Form: Narrative and Poetry 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 British and American New Criticism 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam E. Cain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Chicago Formalism 24\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid H. Richter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Russian Formalism 36\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Gorman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Structuralism and Semiotics 48\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarina Grishakova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Stylistics 60\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Toolan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Contemporary Narrative Theory 72\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Phelan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Task of Reading 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Intention Debates 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter J. Rabinowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Deconstruction 100\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Norris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Reader‐Response Theory 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid S. Miall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Empathy Studies 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuzanne Keen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Contemporary Proposals about Reading in the Digital Age 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachel Sagner Buurma and Matthew K. Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Literary Locations and Cultural Studies 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Location of Literature 153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Guillory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Verbal and the Visual 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames A. W. Heffernan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Foucault and Poststructuralism 176\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan D. Schrift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Cultural Studies 188\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Politics of Literature 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Nothing If Not Determined: Marxian Criticism in History 205\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Kaufman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Frankfurt School and Its Successors 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffrey T. Nealon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Althusser: Structuralist or Anti‐Structuralist? 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWarren Montag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 New Historicism and Cultural Materialism 238\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeema Parvini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Emmanuel Levinas and Giorgio Agamben: Ethics, Aesthetics, Poetics, Politics 250\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Carl Wall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Postcolonial Theory 261\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSiraj Ahmed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Globalization Studies 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiana Brydon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Identities 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Race\/Literature\/Theory 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Braxton Peterson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Ethnic Studies: Reading Otherwise 302\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRon Scapp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Anglophone Feminisms 314\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobyn Warhol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Gender Theory: Femininities and Masculinities 325\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret Galvan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Queer Theory 336\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven F. Kruger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Disability Studies 348\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Krentz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Trauma Studies 360\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichelle Balaev\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Bodies and Their Minds 373\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Freudian Psychoanalytic Criticism 375\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel T. O’Hara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Lacanian Psychoanalytic Criticism 385\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren Coats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Archetypal Criticism: Jung and Frye 396\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlen Robert Gill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Cognitive Literary Criticism 408\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eG. 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