The Literary Theory Handbook

The Literary Theory Handbook introduces studentsto the history and scope of literary theory, showing them how toperform literary analysis, and providing a greater understanding ofthe historical contexts for different theories.

* A new edition of this highly successful text, which includesupdated and refined chapters, and new sections on contemporarytheories * Far reaching in its inclusion of a detailed history of theoryand in-depth discussions of major theories and movements * Four distinct perspectives on theory historical,thematic, biographical, practical are carefully intertwined,so that key concepts, terms and ideas are developed in differentcontexts and cross-referenced, in the text and in the index. * Includes alphabetically-arranged biographies designed for quickreference, and sample readings to illustrate the practicalapplication of theory