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Exploring a broad range of topics, from the New Criticism of the 1930s to the Ecocriticism and Posthumanism of the twenty-first century, it guides the reader through the sometimes confusing world of literary theory to answer such questions as:  \n􀀂 Why is theory so important?  \n􀀂 Can I use modern theories to analyse texts from other periods?  \n􀀂 What are issues like gender or race doing in literary theory?  \n􀀂 How do I decide which theory to use and must I pick just one?  \n􀀂 What comes after theory?  \nNow with updated case studies and suggestions for further reading, Literary Theory: The Basics is a must read for anyone wishing to approach the many debates and theories in this field with confidence.  \nHans Bertens is Professor of Comparative Literature at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.  \nThe Basics  \nACTING  \nBella Merlin  \nAMERICAN PHILOSOPHY Nancy Stanlick  \nANTHROPOLOGY Peter Metcalf  \nARCHAEOLOGY (SECOND EDITION) Clive Gamble  \nART HISTORY  \nGrant Pooke and Diana Newall  \nARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Kevin Warwick  \nTHE BIBLE John Barton  \nBUDDHISM Cathy Cantwell  \nTHE CITY Kevin Archer  \nCONTEMPORARY LITERATURE Suman Gupta  \nCRIMINAL LAW Jonathan Herring  \nCRIMINOLOGY (SECOND EDITION) Sandra Walklate  \nDANCE STUDIES Jo Butterworth  \nEASTERN PHILOSOPHY Victoria S. Harrison  \nECONOMICS (SECOND EDITION) Tony Cleaver  \nEDUCATION Kay Wood  \nEUROPEAN UNION (SECOND EDITION) Alex Warleigh-Lack  \nEVOLUTION Sherrie Lyons  \nFILM STUDIES (SECOND EDITION) Amy Villarejo  \nFINANCE (SECOND EDITION) Erik Banks  \nFREE WILL Meghan Griffith  \nHUMAN GENETICS Ricki Lewis  \nHUMAN GEOGRAPHY Andrew Jones  \nINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Peter Sutch and Juanita Elias  \nISLAM (SECOND EDITION) Colin Turner  \nJOURNALISM STUDIES Martin Conboy  \nJUDAISM Jacob Neusner  \nLANGUAGE (SECOND EDITION)  \nR. L. Trask  \nLAW  \nGary Slapper and David Kelly  \nLITERARY THEORY (THIRD EDITION) Hans Bertens  \nLOGIC  \nJ.C. Beall  \nMANAGEMENT Morgen Witzel  \nMARKETING (SECOND EDITION) Karl Moore and Niketh Pareek  \nMEDIA STUDIES Julian McDougall  \nTHE OLYMPICS  \nAndy Miah and Beatriz Garcia  \nPHILOSOPHY (FIFTH EDITION) Nigel Warburton  \nPHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Joseph Holden  \nPOETRY (SECOND EDITION) Jeffrey Wainwright  \nPOLITICS (FOURTH EDITION) Stephen Tansey and Nigel Jackson  \nTHE QUR’AN  \nMassimo Campanini  \nRACE AND ETHNICITY  \nPeter Kivisto and Paul R. Croll  \nRELIGION (SECOND EDITION) Malory Nye  \nRELIGION AND SCIENCE Philip Clayton  \nRESEARCH METHODS Nicholas Walliman  \nROMAN CATHOLICISM Michael Walsh  \nSEMIOTICS (SECOND EDITION) Daniel Chandler  \nSHAKESPEARE (THIRD EDITION) Sean McEvoy  \nSOCIAL WORK Mark Doel  \nSOCIOLOGY Ken Plummer  \nSPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS Janice Wearmouth  \nTELEVISION STUDIES Toby Miller  \nTERRORISM  \nJames Lutz and Brenda Lutz  \nTHEATRE STUDIES (SECOND EDITION) Robert Leach  \nWOMEN’S STUDIES Bonnie Smith  \nWORLD HISTORY Peter N. Stearns  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nLITERARY THEORY  \nTHE BASICS  \nThird edition Hans Bertens  \nThird edition published 2014  \nby Routledge  \n2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RNand by Routledge  \n711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2014 Hans Bertens  \nThe right of Hans Bertens to be identified as author has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 . All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nWhilst every effort has been made to trace copyright holders, this has not been possible in all cases. Any omissions brought to our attention will be remedi","cbCaivJwRWE8y4i1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivJwRWE8y4i1","pdf",3500507,285,"English","# Introduction\n## Reading for meaning: practical criticism and New Criticism\n## Reading for form I: formalism and early structuralism, 1914–60\n## Reading for form II: French structuralism, 1950–75\n## Political reading: class, gender, and race in the 1970s and 1980s\n## The poststructuralist revolution: Derrida and deconstruction\n## Poststructuralism continued: Foucault, Lacan, French feminism, and postmodernism\n## Literature and culture: cultural studies, the new historicism, and cultural materialism\n## Postcolonial criticism and theory\n## Sexuality, literature, and culture\n## Posthumanism, ecocriticism, and animal studies\n## Conclusion\n## Bibliography\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What major critical areas are covered in the third edition?\",\"answer\":\"It spans New Criticism, formalism and structuralism, poststructuralism (Derrida, deconstruction), postmodernism, cultural studies, postcolonial criticism, sexuality studies, and posthumanism/ecocriticism/animal studies.\"}]","Literary Theory - The Basics - Third Edition | PDF",1789779324,439]