Key Concepts in Literary Theory (Key Concepts in Literature)

Wolfreys, Julian,Robbins, Ruth,Womack, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 0748624589 / ISBN 13: 9780748624584

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Key Concepts in Literary Theory (Key Concepts in Literature)
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0748624589
• ISBN 13: 9780748624584
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Key Concepts in Literary Theory presents the student of literary and critical studies with a broad range of accessible, precise and authoritative definitions of the most significant terms and concepts currently used in psychoanalytic, poststructuralist, Marxist, feminist, and postcolonial literary studies.The volume also provides clear and useful discussions of the main areas of literary, critical and cultural theory, supported by bibliographies and an expanded chronology of major thinkers. Accompanying the chronology are short biographies of major works by each critic or theorist.The new edition of this reliable reference work is both revised and expanded, including:* More than 70 additional terms and concepts defined, from Absurdism and Aga Saga to Writerly texts and Zeugma.* Newly defined terms include keywords from the social sciences, cultural studies and psychoanalysis and the addition of a broader selection of classical rhetorical terms.* An expanded chronology, with additional entries and a

About the Author

Julian Wolfreys is Professor of Modern Literature and Culture at the Loughborough University Ruth Robbins is Senior Lecturer in English at the Leeds Metropolitan University Kenneth Womack is Professor at the Penn State University