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Literary Theory: an introduction

Literature departments ar colleges and unversities recently have been the scene of battles between the prevailing practices of literary criticism and controversial new ideas imported from Europe with trange sounding names like hermeneutics, semuoties reception theory structuralum and deconstruction These ideas preхаррове а knowledge of anthropology, Inguntios pychoanalysis, and Marison and raise questions about the nature and statur ut literature reading, and criticism. Although these issues have far-ranging implications for the study of the humanities, in general they are complex and discussion has been confined to a small circle of specialius

Here Terry Eagleton offers a concise, witty, and entertaining introduction to the seemingly impenetrable world of modern literary theory especially designed for those imerested in but with little knowledge of the subject. Ranging from Coleridge and Arnold to Leavis, Eliot, and Empson, Eagleton first traces the rise of English as an academic discipline and explains what the word literature has come to mean. He then lays out the main features of the major camps in modern literary theory and discusses the work of, among others. Husserl. Heidegger. Saussure, Jakobson, Foucault, Kruteva. and Derrida. Throughout his aim is not only to re'roduce current theoretical arguments but also to persuade readers not to be intimidated by theory itself since no discussion of literature can be neutral. The fact that Eagleton's own views are so openly and lucidly argued here makes this book a contribution to the debate it covers.

In a field notorious for its jargon, this hook is written clearly and engagingly its style might be described as tough but unpretentious Among the many recent or forthcoming books that provide an introduction to literary theory, this one stands out for its range and simplicity, as well as its devotion to a particular cause or ideology. 1 know of no other book that would be more appropriate to assign to undergraduates who wanted to become familiar, in one day, with what contemporary theorists stand for. Lawrence Lipking.

Northwestern University Terry Eagleton is a fellow and tutor in English at Wadham College, Oxford. His books include The Rape of Clarissa: Writing. Sexuality, and Class Struggle in Samuel Richardson (Minnesota). Walter Benjamin, Criticism and Ideology, and Marxism and Literary Criticism.

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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press.,
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viii + 231 hlm.; 19 cm.
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0-8166-1241-2
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literasi
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