How to interpret literature Critical Theory for Literary and Cultural Studies

• Main Author: Parker, Robert Dale, 1953- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Oxford University Press 2020; ©2020 ©2015 ©2011 ©2008
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Subjects: Criticism > History > 20th century; Criticism > History > 21st century
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• Physical Description: xv, 432 pages illustrations 21 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-418) and index.
• ISBN: 9780190089689; 0190089687

"Distinguished in the market by its ability to mesh accessibility and intellectual rigor, How to Interpret Literature offers a current, concise, and broad historicist survey of contemporary thinking in critical theory. Ideal for upper-level undergraduate courses in literary and critical theory, this is the only book of its kind that thoroughly merges literary studies with cultural studies, including film. Robert Dale Parker provides a critical look at the major movements in literary studies since the 1930s, including those often omitted from other texts. He includes chapters on New Criticism, Structuralism, Deconstruction, Psychoanalysis, Feminism, Queer Studies, Marxism, Historicism and Cultural Studies, Postcolonial and Race Studies, and Reader Response. Parker weaves connections among chapters, showing how these different ways of thinking respond to and build upon each other. Through these exchanges, he prepares students to join contemporary dialogues in literary and cultural studies. The text is enhanced by charts, text boxes that address frequently asked questions, photos, and a bibliography"--