1st Edition

A Complete Guide to Literary Analysis and Theory

By Michael Ryan Copyright 2023
294 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 30 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

A Complete Guide to Literary Analysis and Theory offers an accessible introduction to all the current approaches to literary analysis. Ranging from stylistics and historicism to post-humanism and new materialism, it also includes chapters on media studies and screen studies. The Guide is designed for use in introductory literature courses and as a primer in theory courses. Each chapter... Read more

1. Formalism 2. Stylistics 3. Historicism 4. Philosophy 5.Psychology 6. Marxism 7. Structuralism, Semiology, Postmodernism 8. Gender 9. Ethnicity 10. Global Studies 11. Post-Humanism, Environmental Humanities, New Materialism 12. Science 13. Politics 14. Media Studies 15. Screen Studies

Biography

Michael Ryan is the author of several textbooks in literary and screen studies including Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction and An Introduction to Film Analysis. He is co-editor, with Julie Rivkin, of Literary Theory: An Anthology.