Eagleton Literary Theory

An Introduction, 2nd Revised Edition, Anniversary Edition
2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-30629-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, E-Book

A quarter of a century on from its original publication,Literary Theory: An Introduction still conjures thesubversion, excitement and exoticism that characterized theorythrough the 1960s and 70s, when it posed an unprecedented challengeto the literary establishment. Eagleton has added a new preface tothis anniversary edition to address more recent developments inliterary studies, including what he describes as "the growthof a kind of anti-theory", and the idea that literary theoryhas been institutionalized. Insightful and enlightening,Literary Theory: An Introduction remains the essential guideto the field.
* * 25th Anniversary Edition of Terry Eagleton's classicintroduction to literary theory
* First published in 1983, and revised in 1996 to includematerial on developments in feminist and cultural theory
* Has served as an inspiration to generations of students andteachers
* Continues to function as arguably the definitive undergraduatetextbook on literary theory
* Reissue includes a new foreword by Eagleton himself, reflectingon the impact and enduring success of the book, and on developmentsin literary theory since it was first published

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eagleton, Terry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Anniversary Edition.
Preface to the Second Edition.
Preface to the First Edition.
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

Über Autor(innen)

Terry Eagleton is John Edward Taylor Professor of English Literature at the University of Manchester. His recent publications include How to Read a Poem (2006), The English Novel (2004), Sweet Violence: The Idea of the Tragic (2003), The Idea of Culture (2000), Scholars and Rebels in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (1999), and The Illusions of Postmodernism (1996), all published by Blackwell Publishing.