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050 0 0 _aPN86
_b.W35 1996
082 0 0 _a801.9507
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_bWES
100 1 _aWebster, Roger,
_d1950-
245 1 0 _aStudying literary theory :
_ban introduction /
_cRoger Webster.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aLondon :
_bArnold ;
_c1996.
300 _aiv, 138 p. ;
_c22 cm.
365 _aIRS
_b125
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [131]-135) and index.
505 0 0 _g1.
_tPoints of departure --
_g2.
_tWhat is literary theory? --
_g3.
_tLanguage and narrative --
_g4.
_t'Society' and the 'individual' --
_g5.
_tTextual relations --
_g6.
_tFurther reading.
520 _aIn recent years, the discipline of English has become increasingly problematic as a field of academic study. What kinds of text constitute 'English literature', and how they might be read, interpreted and analysed are no longer straightforward issues. In particular, the impact of modern literary theory since the 1980s has revolutionized the ways in which we now think about literature, investigating many areas hitherto considered unquestionable or self-evident.
520 8 _aThis new second edition builds on the previous edition in several ways. Like its predecessor, it provides an accessible introductory guide to some of the most important aspects of literary theory, linking them to more traditional terms and approaches to ensure that the areas discussed are not wholly unfamiliar territory.
520 8 _aIn doing so, it offers a fuller introduction to a wider range of literary theories, including poststructuralism, postmodernism, New Historicism, postcolonial theory and theories of sexual identity. Discussion of other theories is revised and extended and additional illustrative material indicates how aspects of theory might be applied to various texts.
650 0 _aCriticism
_xStudy and teaching.
900 _aAUTH
_bTOC
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_cBK
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