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Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, 3rd Edition

ISBN: 978-1-119-06174-8

January 2017

Wiley-Blackwell

304 pages

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Description
Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition, presents a comprehensive introduction to the
full range of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture, from formalism, structuralism, and historicism to ethnic, gender, and science studies.

Introduces students to a variety of contemporary approaches to the study of literature and culture

Demonstrates how the varying perspectives on texts can lead to different interpretations of the same work

Features numerous updates that include new literary texts, new and expanded sections

Represents the ideal accompaniment to the upcoming Third Edition of Literary
Theory: An Anthology


About the Author
Michael Ryan is Professor of Film and Media Arts at Temple University. His books include Marxism and Deconstruction (1982), Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary American Film (with Douglas Kellner, 1986), Politics and Culture (1989), and Literary Theory: An Anthology (3nd edition, edited with Julie Rivkin).