Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory
Barry, Peter
ISBN 10: 0719079276 ISBN 13: 9780719079276
Published by Manchester University Press, 2009
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Synopsis:
This book has been helping students navigate through the thickest of literary and cultural theory for well over a decade now. This new and expanded third edition continues to offer students and readers the best one-volume introduction to the field.
The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions about the critics and the theories they represent, Peter Barry allows readers to develop their own ideas once first principles and concepts have been grasped.
The book has been updated and includes two new chapters, one of which (Literary theory -- a history in ten events) innovatively surveys the course of theory, while the other (Theory after ‘Theory’) maps the arrival of new 'isms' since the second edition appeared in 2002.
About the Author:
Peter Barry is Professor of English at the University of Aberystwyth.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Beginning Theory: An Introduction to ...
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good
Edition: 3rd Edition