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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction
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These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in this Very Short Introduction to literary theory. Often a controversial subject, said to have transformed the study of culture and society in the past two decades, literary theory is accused of undermining respect for tradition and truth and encouraging suspicion about the political and psychological implications of cultural projects rather than admiration for great literature.
Here, Jonathan Culler explains 'theory', not by describing warring 'schools' but by sketching key 'moves' theory has encouraged, and speaking directly about the implications of theory for thinking about literature, human identity, and the power of language. In this new edition Culler takes a look at new material, including the 'death of theory', the links between the theory of narrative and cognitive science, trauma theory, ecocriticism, and includes a new chapter on 'Ethics and aesthetics'.
This lucid introduction is useful for anyone who has wondered what all the fuss is about or who wants to think about literature today.
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Product details
- Paperback | 184 pages
- 112 x 174 x 9mm | 141g
- 11 Aug 2011
- Oxford University Press
- Oxford, United Kingdom
- English
- Revised
- 2nd Revised edition
- 5 black and white halftones
- 0199691347
- 9780199691340
- 70,040
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About Jonathan Culler
especially for On Deconstruction and Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction, which has been translated into some 20 languages. He has been President of the American Comparative Literature Association and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001 and to the American Philosophical Society in
2006.
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