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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction is an exemplary work in this genre.’  \nJ. Hillis Miller, University of California, Irvine  \n‘An impressive and engaging feat of condensation . . . the avoidance of the usual plod through schools and approaches allows the reader to get straight to the heart of the crucial issue for many students, which is: why are they studying literary theory in the fi[rst place? . . . an](rst place? . . . an) engaging and lively book.’Patricia Waugh, University of Durham  \nVery Short Introductions are for anyone wanting a stimulating and accessible way in to a new subject. They are written by experts, and have been published in 15 languages worldwide.  \nVery Short Introductions available from Oxford Paperbacks:  \nANCIENT PHILOSOPHY Julia Annas  \nTHE ANGLO-SAXON AGE John Blair  \nARCHAEOLOGY Paul Bahn ARISTOTLE Jonathan Barnes Augustine Henry Chadwick THE BIBLE John Riches Buddha Michael Carrithers BUDDHISM Damien Keown CLASSICS Mary Beard and  \nJohn Henderson Continental Philosophy  \nSimon Critchley Darwin Jonathan Howard DESCARTES Tom Sorell EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY  \nBRITAIN Paul Langford The European Union  \nJohn Pinder  \nFreud Anthony Storr Galileo Stillman Drake Gandhi Bhikhu Parekh HEIDEGGER Michael Inwood HINDUISM Kim Knott HISTORY John H. Arnold HUME A. J. 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Morgan Wittgenstein Anthony Grayling  \nVisit our web site for news of forthcoming titles [www.oup.co.uk/vsi](www.oup.co.uk/vsi)  \nJonathan Culler  \nLITERARY THEORY  \nA Very Short Introduction  \n1  \n3  \nGreat Clarendon Street, Oxford ox 2 6 dp Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. 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