Why this lender recommends it

"A pretty good basic work on literary research trends, but somewhat outdated considering its time of publication (1980s), especially the chapter on feminist literary studies. I read this for an exam, and I admit I didn't read every page, but I spent so long with the book that I think I read most of it." - Reviewer on Goodreads.com

About this book

Since the publication of the first edition of this book, literary theory is a field which has expanded and the theory has become a subject in its own right. New schools of theory have come into prominence and the editors of this work have continued to emphasize cross-reference and comparison. This edition contains new chapters which cover reading and interpretation - hermeneutics, phenomenology, reception theory - and feminist literary theory. Ann Jefferson is the author of "The Nouveau Roman and the Poetics of Fiction" (CUP, 1980) and David Robey is the editor of "Structuralism - An Introduction" (Clarendon Press, 1983).

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Perfect