Textbook
Literary Theory: A ReintroductionISBN: 978-1-4051-3601-3
Paperback
256 pages
January 2008, ©2008, Wiley-Blackwell
|
Literary Theory: A Reintroduction introduces the current
state of theory by placing it in its social, historical, and
institutional contexts.
- Focuses on the period preceding the ‘theory movement’ of the 1970s and 1980s as well as the aftermath
- Asks questions about how and why literary theory evolved in the 20th century
- Discusses key figures such as F.R. Leavis, Raymond Williams, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Judith Butler and Alain Badiou
- Examines the influence of a wide range of topics in the field, from the Cold War to the culture wars