Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction

Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction

Michael Ryan's <i>Literary Theory: A Practical</i> <i>Introduction, Second Edition</i> introduces students to the full range of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture, from Formalism, Structuralism, and Historicism to Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, and Global English. <br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Introduces readings from a variety of theoretical perspectives, on classic literary texts.<br /> </li> <li>Demonstrates how the varying perspectives on texts can lead to different interpretations of the same work.<br /> </li> <li>Contains an accessible account of different theoretical approaches<br /> </li> <li>An ideal resource for use in introductory courses on literary theory and criticism.<br /> </li> <li>Designed to function both as a stand-alone text and a companion to Rivkin and Ryan’s <i>Literary Theory: An Anthology, Second Edition.</i></li> </ul>