Literary theory [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Terry Eagleton

• Autore: Eagleton Terry <1943->
• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2008
• Edizione: 2nd ed; Anniversary ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 801.95; 801.950904; 801/.95/0904
• Soggetto topico: Criticism - History - 20th century; Literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface to the Anniversary Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface; Introduction: What is Literature?; 1: The Rise of English; 2: Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Reception Theory; 3: Structuralism and Semiotics; 4: Post-Structuralism; 5: Psychoanalysis; Conclusion: Political Criticism; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A quarter of a century on from its original publication, Literary Theory: An Introduction still conjures the subversion, excitement and exoticism that characterized theory through the 1960's and 70's, when it posed an unprecedented challenge to the literary establishment. Eagleton has added a new preface to this anniversary edition to address more recent developments in literary studies, including what he describes as "the growth of a kind of anti-theory", and the idea that literary theory has been institutionalized. Insightful and enlightening, Literary Theory: An Introduction...
• Titolo autorizzato: Literary theory
• ISBN: 1-280-78261-7; 9786613693006; 1-118-30629-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461799003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II