Twentieth-Century Literary Theory: An Introductory Anthology

Twentieth-Century Literary TheoryAn Introductory Anthology\nAuthor(s): Vassilis Lambropoulos, David Neal Miller\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9780887062667, 978-0887062667\nSynopsis\nThe ten topics contained in Twentieth-Century Literary Theory reflect contemporary theoretical interests and guide the reader through fundamental questions, from the formation to the uses of theory, and from the construction to the interpretation of literature. The selected essays cover a wealth of scholarship from both the United States and Europe. They go beyond traditional categories by focusing on issues rather than writers or critical movements, thus providing a forum for the continuing discussion of what theory is and does.