{"product_id":"literary-theory-an-introduction-paperback-softback-9781405179218","title":"Literary Theory; An Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405179218","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLiterary Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTerry Eagleton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405179218, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 February 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.9 x 1.9 cm, 0.369 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Before \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory,\u003c\/i\u003e there had been no textbooks for English. There had been guides to particular authors, and even periods, but no single one book that could claim to be \"essential reading\".... Eagleton's book—which clearly understands the discipline and institutions of English—offered this.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"This book shaped the reception of theory in Britain for a generation.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the First Edition of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory\u003c\/i\u003e has the kind of racy readability that one associates more often with English critics who have set their faces resolutely against theory ... It's not just a brilliant polemical essay, it's also a remarkable feat of condensation, explication, and synthesis ... Stimulating and entertaining.” \u003ci\u003e(Sunday Times)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This concise and lucid volume offers a satisfying survey of all the major theories, from structuralism in the 1960s to deconstruction today, that have made academic criticism both intriguing and off-putting to the outsider.” \u003ci\u003e(New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A polemical, amusing and very informative introduction ... indispensable.” \u003ci\u003e(Jonathan Culler)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The best handbook to those arcane ics and isms, both for academy members and for any civilians who, having heard the distant roar of professorial cannons, might wonder what the skirmishing is about.\" \u003ci\u003e(Voice Literary Supplement)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA quarter of a century on from its original publication, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e still conjures the subversion, excitement and exoticism that characterized theory through the 1960s and 70s, when it posed an unprecedented challenge to the literary establishment. Eagleton has added a new preface to this anniversary edition to address more recent developments in literary studies, including what he describes as “the growth of a kind of anti-theory”, and the idea that literary theory has been institutionalized. Insightful and enlightening, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e remains the essential guide to the field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e25th Anniversary Edition of Terry Eagleton’s classic introduction to literary theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst published in 1983, and revised in 1996 to include material on developments in feminist and cultural theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHas served as an inspiration to generations of students and teachers\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContinues to function as arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on literary theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReissue includes a new foreword by Eagleton himself, reflecting on the impact and enduring success of the book, and on developments in literary theory since it was first published\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to the Anniversary Edition. \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What is Literature?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Rise of English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Reception Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Structuralism and Semiotics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Post-Structuralism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Psychoanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Political Criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52449472119064,"sku":"9781405179218","price":17.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405179218.jpg?v=1785201073","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/literary-theory-an-introduction-paperback-softback-9781405179218","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}