Literary theory : a guide for the perplexed / Mary Klages. by Klages, Mary

Table of Contents: “…What is 'literary theory?' -- Humanist literary theory : Plato, Aristotle, Horace, Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Francis Bacon, Joseph Addison, Edmund Burke, Samuel Johnson, Sir Joshua Reynolds, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Edgar Allan Poe, Matthew Arnold -- Structuralism : Ferdinand de Saussure, Claude Levi-Strauss and 'the structural study of myth', Interlude: Humanism, Structuralism, Poststructuralism -- Deconstruction : Binary opposition, The role of the center, Bricolage -- Psychoanalysis : Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan, Interlude: 'self' to 'subject' -- Feminism : 'Pre-poststructuralist' feminist literary theory, Poststructuralist feminist literary theory, Hélène Cixous and 'The laugh of the Medusa', Luce Irigaray and 'This sex which is not one' -- Queer theory : Flexible sexuality?…”
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Literary Theory A Practical Introduction. by Ryan, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Literary Theory -- How to Study Literature -- Contents -- Note to Teachers -- Literary Theory: A Primer -- Chapter 1 Russian Formalism, New Criticism, Poetics -- An Introduction to Russian Formalism, New Criticism, Poetics -- Exercise 1.1 William Shakespeare, King Lear -- Exercise 1.2 Elizabeth Bishop, "The Moose" and "At the Fishhouses" -- Exercise 1.3 F. …”
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Literary theory / by David Carter. by Carter, David R., 1945-

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Literary theory : an historical introduction / Martin Procházka. by Procházka, Martin

Table of Contents: “…PART ONE: HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF LITERARY THEORIES; Introduction; APPROACHES TO AESTHETICS AND LITERARY THEORY; M.H. …”
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Literary Theory An Introduction. by Eagleton, Terry

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Literary Theory An Anthology. by Rivkin, Julie

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Policing literary theory / edited by Calin-Andrei Mihailescu, Takayuki Yokota-Murakami.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Policing Literary Theory -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Editors' Introduction -- Part 1: Theories of Policing in Literature and Literary Criticism -- 1 After Theory: Politics against the Police? …”
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Introducing Literary Theories by Wolfreys, Julian

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The Literary Theory Handbook by Castle, Gregory

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- The Literary Theory Handbook -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Alphabetical Listing of Key Movements and Theories -- Introduction -- The Nature of Literary Theory -- What is Literature? …”
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Shakespeare and literary theory / Jonathan Gil Harris. by Harris, Jonathan Gil

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Literary theory for robots / Dennis Yi Tenen. by Tenen, Dennis Yi

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Key terms in literary theory / Mary Klages. by Klages, Mary

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Key terms in literary theory / Mary Klages. by Klages, Mary

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The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory by Castle, Gregory

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE RISE OF LITERARY THEORY -- Timeline -- THE SCOPE OF LITERARY THEORY -- Critical Theory -- Cultural Studies -- Deconstruction -- Ethnic Studies -- Feminist Theory -- Gender and Sexuality -- Marxist Theory -- Narrative Theory -- New Criticism -- New Historicism -- Postcolonial Studies -- Postmodernism -- Poststructuralism -- Psychoanalysis -- Reader-Response Theory -- Structuralism and Formalism -- KEY FIGURES IN LITERARY THEORY -- Theodor Adorno (1903-69) -- Louis Althusser (1918-90) -- Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (1895-1975)…”
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Key concepts in literary theory / Julian Wolfreys, Ruth Robbins, and Kenneth Womack. by Wolfreys, Julian, 1958-, Robbins, Ruth, 1965-, Womack, Kenneth

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A companion to literary theory / edited by David H. Richter.

Table of Contents: “…Scientific Inflections; Chapter 34. Evolutionary Literary Theory (Joseph Carroll) -- Chapter 35. Ecocriticism: The Expanding Universe (Harold Fromm) -- Chapter 36. …”
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Key concepts in literary theory / Julian Wolfreys, Kenneth Womack and Ruth Robbins. by Wolfreys, Julian, 1958-, Womack, Kenneth, Robbins, Ruth, 1965-

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A companion to literary theory / edited by David H. Richter.

Table of Contents: “…Scientific Inflections; Chapter 34. Evolutionary Literary Theory (Joseph Carroll) -- Chapter 35. Ecocriticism: The Expanding Universe (Harold Fromm) -- Chapter 36. …”
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Literature and Literary Theory in Contemporary China. by Jiong, Zhang

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1; 1 Marxism and trends of literary theories; 2 Marxist theories of literature and art and challenges facing them; 3 Marxism and Chinese new literature and art; 4 Epoch-making literature on Marxist theories of literature and art; Part 2; 5 The outlook on the essence of literature; 6 On the relationship between literature and the people; 7 Discussion on the relationship between literature and politics; 8 On relationship between literature and reality; 9 On relationship between perception and rationality in literary creation.…”
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Modern Literary Theory and Ancient Texts : an Introduction. by Schmitz, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…Modern LiteraryTheory and Ancient Texts : An Introduction; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments for the English Translation; Introduction; 1 Russian Formalism; 2 Structuralism; 3 Narratology; 4 Mikhail Bakhtin; 5 Intertextuality; 6 Reader-Response Criticism; 7 Orality -- Literacy; 8 Deconstruction; 9 Michel Foucault and Discourse Analysis; 10 NewHistoricism; 11 Feminist Approaches/Gender Studies; 12 Psychoanalytic Approaches; Conclusions?…”
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