Critical Theory and Practice

CriticalTeoryandPracticeanswerslotsofquestions,butalsostimulatesnewones.Itstailor-madecombinationofsurvey,readerandworkbookisidealforthebeginning-perhapsevenbewildered-studentofliterarytheory.Theworkisdividedintosevenchapters,eachofwhichcontainsguidingcommentary,examplesfromliteraryandcriticalworks,andavarietyofexercisestoprovokeandengageyou.Eachchapterincludesaglossaryandannotatedselectionofsuggestedfurtherreading.Thereisalsoafullbibliography.Theauthorscoverthekeyissuesanddebatesofliterarytheory,including:*Language,LinguisticsandLiterature*StructuresofLiterature*LiteratureandHistory*Subjectivity,PsychoanalysisandCriticism*Reading,WritingandReception*Women,LiteratureandCriticism*Literature,CriticismandCulturalIdentityCriticalTheoryandPracticeisanrefreshinglyclear,up-to-dateandeminentlyreadableintroductiontothesubject.Itnotonlyguidesyouthroughtheterminologyandgivesyouaselectionofthekeypassagestoread,italsohelpsyouengagewiththetheoryandapplyitinpractice.