3rd Edition
Using Critical Theory How to Read and Write About Literature
By Lois Tyson
Copyright 2021
398 Pages
by
Routledge
398 Pages
by
Routledge
398 Pages
by
Routledge
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Explaining both why theory is important and how to use it, Lois Tyson introduces beginning students of literature to this often daunting field in a friendly and readable style. The new edition of this textbook is clearly structured with chapters based on major theories frequently covered both in courses on literature and on critical theory.
Key features include:
• coverage of major... Read more
1. Critical theory and you 2. Using concepts from reader-response theory to understand our own literary interpretations 3. Using concepts from New Critical theory to understand literature 4. Using concepts from psychoanalytic theory to understand literature 5. Using concepts from Marxist theory to understand literature 6. Using concepts from feminist theory to understand literature 7. Using concepts from lesbian, gay, and queer theories to understand literature 8. Using concepts from African American theory to understand literature 9. Using concepts from postcolonial theory to understand literature 10. Holding on to what you’ve learned Appendices
Biography
Lois Tyson is Professor Emerita of English at Grand Valley State University, USA. She is the author of Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide (3rd edition, Routledge, 2014).
