Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. A breath of fresh air in a field that can often seem dry and dauntingly theoretical, this book will open the readerâ s eyes to the exhilarating possibilities of reading and studying literature.
Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. A breath of fresh air in a field that can often seem dry and dauntingly theoretical, this book will open the readerâ s eyes to the exhilarating possibilities of reading and studying literature.
Andrew Bennett is Professor of English at the University of Bristol. He publishes on Romantic and twentieth-century literature and on literary theory. His books include This Thing Called Literature (2015, co-authored with Nicholas Royle), Suicide Century: Literature and Suicide from James Joyce to David Foster Wallace (2017), Ignorance: Literature and Agnoiology (2009) and The Author (2005). Nicholas Royle is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Sussex. He is author of many critical books, including Veering: A Theory of Literature (2011) and How to Read Shakespeare (2014), as well as novels such as An English Guide to Birdwatching (2017) and memoirs, most recently David Bowie, Enid Blyton and the Sun Machine (2023).
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Alternative Table of Contents Acknowledgments How to Read This Book Trigger Warning and Spoiler Alert 1. The Beginning 2. Literature 3. Readers and Reading 4. The Author 5. The Text and the World 6. The Uncanny 7. Monuments 8. Narrative 9. Character 10. Voice 11. Figures and Tropes 12. Creative Writing 13. Feelings 14. Loss 15. Laughter 16. The Tragic 17. Wounds 18. History 19. Me 20. Eco 21. Animals 22. Human 23. Ghosts 24. Body 25. Moving Pictures 26. Sexual Difference 27. God 28. Ideology 29. Love 30. Desire 31. Queer 32. Suspense 33. Racial Difference 34. Migrant 35. The Colony 36. Mutant 37. The Performative 38. Secrets 39. Pleasure 40. War 41. The End Glossary A Note on Texts Used Literary Works Discussed Bibliography of Critical and Theoretical Works Index
Alternative Table of Contents Acknowledgments How to Read This Book Trigger Warning and Spoiler Alert 1. The Beginning 2. Literature 3. Readers and Reading 4. The Author 5. The Text and the World 6. The Uncanny 7. Monuments 8. Narrative 9. Character 10. Voice 11. Figures and Tropes 12. Creative Writing 13. Feelings 14. Loss 15. Laughter 16. The Tragic 17. Wounds 18. History 19. Me 20. Eco 21. Animals 22. Human 23. Ghosts 24. Body 25. Moving Pictures 26. Sexual Difference 27. God 28. Ideology 29. Love 30. Desire 31. Queer 32. Suspense 33. Racial Difference 34. Migrant 35. The Colony 36. Mutant 37. The Performative 38. Secrets 39. Pleasure 40. War 41. The End Glossary A Note on Texts Used Literary Works Discussed Bibliography of Critical and Theoretical Works Index
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