Modern Literary Criticism And Theory

Author : Rafey Habib
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Literary Criticism and Theory written by Rafey Habib and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the works of a diverse group of 20th century writers including D.H. Lawrence, H.L. Mencken, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Jacques Derrida, this book provides an accessible scholarly introduction to modern literary theory and criticism, placing various modes of criticism in their historical and intellectual contexts.

Author : Steven Cassedy
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520335058
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flight from Eden written by Steven Cassedy and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Cassedy takes aim at two of the most enduring myths of modern criticism: that it is secular, and that it is new and autonomous. He argues that though modern criticism is often forbiddingly scientific and technical, the modern critic remains something of a mystic. Every school of modern criticism—from structuralism to postmodern criticism—rests on a faith in an "Eden," an irreducible essence, a myth, like the common myth that there is an intrinsic distinction between "poetic" language and "ordinary" language. The modern critic attempts to abandon all mystical faith; this is the "flight from Eden." But it is always in vain. It is traditionally assumed that modern literary criticism and theory came from France, and relatively recently. In fact, according to Cassedy, the entire modern critical consciousness was already formed by the early twentieth century in the minds of writers who were primarily neither professional critics nor philosophers, but poets. Some were French (Mallarmé, and Valéry); others were not (Rilke, Bely, and the Russian avant-garde poet Velimir Khlebnikov). In them we find the same Edenic faith, the same effort to abandon it, and the same failure of that effort. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.

Author : Thomas Schmitz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470691530
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts written by Thomas Schmitz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides students and scholars of classical literature with a practical guide to modern literary theory and criticism. Using a clear and concise approach, it navigates readers through various theoretical approaches, including Russian Formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, gender studies, and New Historicism. Applies theoretical approaches to examples from ancient literature Extensive bibliographies and index make it a valuable resource for scholars in the field

Author : Anne H. Stevens
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1770485619
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction written by Anne H. Stevens and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Theory and Criticism: An Introduction provides an accessible overview of major figures and movements in literary theory and criticism from antiquity to the twenty-first century. It is designed for students at the undergraduate level or for others needing a broad synthesis of the long history of literary theory. An introductory chapter provides an overview of some of the major issues within literary theory and criticism; further chapters survey theory and criticism in antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the nineteenth century. For twentieth- and twenty-first-century theory, the discussion is subdivided into separate chapters on formalist, historicist, political, and psychoanalytic approaches. The final chapter applies a variety of theoretical concepts and approaches to two famous works of literature: William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Author : Averroës
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Averroes' Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Poetics written by Averroës and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aristotle's Poetics has held the attention of scholars and authors through the ages, and Averroes has long been known as "the commentator" on Aristotle. His Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Poetics is important because of its striking content. Here, an author steeped in Aristotle's thought and highly familiar with an entirely different poetical tradition shows in careful detail what is commendable about Greek poetics and commendable as well as blameworthy about Arabic poetics.

Author : M. A. R. Habib
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405148845
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Literary Criticism written by M. A. R. Habib and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the present day provides an authoritative overview of the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism, as well as surveying their cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts. Supplies the cultural, historical and philosophical background to the literary criticism of each era Enables students to see the development of literary criticism in context Organised chronologically, from classical literary criticism through to deconstruction Considers a wide range of thinkers and events from the French Revolution to Freud’s views on civilization Can be used alongside any anthology of literary criticism or as a coherent stand-alone introduction

Author : M. A. R. Habib
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444351567
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present written by M. A. R. Habib and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present provides a concise and authoritative overview of the development of Western literary criticism and theory from the Classical period to the present day An indispensable and intellectually stimulating introduction to the history of literary criticism and theory Introduces the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism Provides historical context and shows the interconnections between various theories An ideal text for all students of literature and criticism

Author : Rafey Habib
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Literary Criticism and Theory written by Rafey Habib and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2008 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the works of a diverse group of 20th century writers including D.H. Lawrence, H.L. Mencken, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Jacques Derrida, this book provides an accessible scholarly introduction to modern literary theory and criticism, placing various modes of criticism in their historical and intellectual contexts.

Author : Philip Rice
Publisher : Hodder Education
ISBN 13 : 9780340575994
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Literary Theory written by Philip Rice and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 1992 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this core text has been thoroughly revised and updated in light of the latest developments in the field. Covering the key theoretical approaches in modern literary theory, the text includes those essays and documents that are essential reading for students of literature andcritical theory. The original structure of the book has been improved and new material has been added, including extracts from the writings of Marx, Freud, and de Beauvoir, and a new section devoted to contemporary critical debates and issues.

Author : Chris Baldick
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317900979
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Criticism and Literary Theory 1890 to the Present written by Chris Baldick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a coherent and accessible historical account of the major phases of British and American Twentieth-century criticism, from 'decadent' aestheticism to feminist, decontsructonist and post-colonial theories. Special attention is given to new perspectives on Shakesperean criticism, theories of the novel and models of the literary canon. The book will help to define and account for the major developments in literary criticism during this century exploring the full diversity of critical work from major critics such as T S Eliot and F R Leavis to minor but fascinating figures and critical schools. Unlike most guides to modern literary theory, its focus is firmly on developments within the English speaking world.