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Literary theory : a very short introduction / Jonathan Culler.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 4 | Very short introductions ; 4Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011Description: xiv, 165 p. : ill. ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199691340 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Literary theory
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 801.95 CUL 23 009016
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Contents:
1. What is Theory? 2. What is Literature and Does it Matter? 3. Literature and Cultural Studies 4. Language, Meaning, and Interpretation 5. Rhetoric, Poetics, and Poetry 6. Narrative 7. Performative Language 8. Identity, Identification, and the Subject App. Theoretical Schools and Movements.
Summary: "What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler. Uses easy-to-grasp examples to outline the ideas behind schools of criticism that can otherwise be quite daunting, such as deconstruction, semiotics, and postcolonial theory. He explains "theory" not by describing warring "schools" but by sketching key "moves" that theory has encouraged, and by speaking directly about the implications of theory for thinking about literature, human identity, and the power of language. " --Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-153) and index

1. What is Theory?
2. What is Literature and Does it Matter?
3. Literature and Cultural Studies
4. Language, Meaning, and Interpretation
5. Rhetoric, Poetics, and Poetry
6. Narrative
7. Performative Language
8. Identity, Identification, and the Subject
App. Theoretical Schools and Movements.

"What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler. Uses easy-to-grasp examples to outline the ideas behind schools of criticism that can otherwise be quite daunting, such as deconstruction, semiotics, and postcolonial theory. He explains "theory" not by describing warring "schools" but by sketching key "moves" that theory has encouraged, and by speaking directly about the implications of theory for thinking about literature, human identity, and the power of language. " --Publisher's description.

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