Jonathan Culler

A brief introduction to literary theory that explores the various moves that literary theory has encouraged.

A Very Short Introduction

Literary Theory

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Isabella Agostino

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Jonathan D. Culler

Professor of English Jonathan Culler

What is Literary Theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is Literature, and does it matter? These are the sorts of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in a book which steers a clear path through a subject often perceived to be complex and impenetrable. It offers discerning insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning, whether literature is a form of self-expression ora method of appeal to an audience, and outlines the ideas behind a number of different schools: deconstruction, semiotics, postcolonial theory, and structuralism amongst them.

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Kevin Bertolero

Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction offers insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning, human identity, and the power of language. Fully updated for 2011 and including a new chapter on 'Ethics and aesthetics', it steers a clear and lucid path through an often impenetrable subject.

Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

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Literary Theory A Very Short Introduction

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