Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Culler, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019285318X ISBN 13: 9780192853189

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998

Synopsis

What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These questions and more are addressed in Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction, a book which steers a clear path through a subject which is often perceived to be complex and impenetrable.
Jonathan Culler, an extremely lucid commentator and much admired in the field of literary theory, offers discerning insights into such theories as the nature of language and meaning, and whether literature is a form of self-expression or a method of appeal to an audience. Concise yet thorough, Literary Theory also outlines the ideas behind a number of different schools: deconstruction, semiotics, postcolonial theory, and structuralism, among others.
From topics such as literature and social identity to poetry, poetics, and rhetoric, Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction is a welcome guide for anyone interested in the importance of literature and the debates surrounding it.

About this title

About the Author:

About the Author:
Jonathan Culler is the Chair in Comparative Literature at Cornell University. His previous publications include Framing the Sign: Criticism and Its Institutions, On Deconstruction, and Structuralist Poetics: Structuralism, Linguistics, and the Study of Literature.

Review:

"An excellent idea, these Very Short Introductions; a new concept from OUP."--The Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 019285318X
• ISBN 13: 9780192853189
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160