Author : Peter Brooker
Release : 2014-05-22
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 552/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Practical Reader in Contemporary Literary Theory by : Peter Brooker
Download or read book A Practical Reader in Contemporary Literary Theory written by Peter Brooker. This book was released on 2014-05-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to practicing literary theory is a reader consisting of extracts from critical analyses, largely by 20th century Anglo-American literary critics, set around major literary texts that undergraduate students are known to be familiar with. It is specifically targeted to present literary criticism through practical examples of essays by literary theorists themselves, on texts both within and outside the literary canon. Four example essays are included for each author/text presented.