Literary Theory: A very short introduction / Jonathan Culler

By:

Culler, Jonathan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Oxford University, 2000.Description: xii; 165p. ; Soft-Bound, 18cmISBN:

9780199691340

DDC classification:

23 801.95 CUL

Contents:

1. What is Theory?; 2. What is literature and does it matter; 3. Literature and cultural studies; 4. Language, meaning, and interpretation; 5. Rhetoric, poetics, and poetry; 6. Narrative; 7. Performative language; 8. Identity, identification, and the subject; 9. Ethics and aesthetics;

Summary: In this new edition, Culler includes a new chapter on 'ethics and examines new developments in critical theory, including such questions as the alleged 'death of theory' and the links between the theory of narrative and cognitive science.

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Books	Tetso College Library English Literature	Fiction	801.95 CUL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	6525
Books	Tetso College Library English Literature	Fiction	801.95 CUL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available	6526

1. What is Theory?;
2. What is literature and does it matter;
3. Literature and cultural studies;
4. Language, meaning, and interpretation;
5. Rhetoric, poetics, and poetry;
6. Narrative;
7. Performative language;
8. Identity, identification, and the subject;
9. Ethics and aesthetics;

In this new edition, Culler includes a new chapter on 'ethics and examines new developments in critical theory, including such questions as the alleged 'death of theory' and the links between the theory of narrative and cognitive science.

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