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Each volume is written by a leading specialist to be invitingly accessible and informative. Chapters are devoted to the coverage of cultural context, the provision of brief but detailed biographical essays on the authors concerned, critical coverage of key works, and surveys of themes and topics, together with bibliographies of selected further reading. Students new to a period of study or to a period genre (the nineteenth-century novel) will discover all they need to know, to orientate and ground themselves in their studies, in volumes that are as stimulating to read as they are convenient to use.  \nPublished  \nThe English Renaissance Renaissance Drama The Victorian Novel  \nTwentieth-Century American Poetry Children’s Literature  \nThe Gothic  \nLiterary Theory  \nAndrew Hadfield Peter Womack Louis James  \nChristopher MacGowan Peter Hunt  \nDavid Punter and Glennis Byron Gregory Castle  \nThe Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory  \nGregory Castle  \n© 2007 by Gregory Castle  \nBLACKWELL PUBLISHING  \n350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK  \n550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia  \nThe right of Gregory Castle to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission  \nof the publisher.  \nFirst published 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd  \n1 2007  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nCastle, Gregory.  \nLiterary theory / Gregory Castle.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).—(Blackwell guides to literature) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-631-23272-8 (hardback : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-631-23272-9 (hardback : alk. paper)  \nISBN-13: 978-0-631-23273-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-631-23273-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Criticism—History—20th century. I. Title. II. Series.  \nPN94 .C38 2006  \n801′ 950904—dc22  \n2006001706  \nA catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.  \nSet in 11/13.5pt by Dante by SNP Best-set Typesetter Ltd, Hong Kong Printed and bound in Singapore  \nby Markono Print Media Pte Ltd  \nThe publisher’s policy is to use permanent paper from mills that operate a sustainable forestry policy, and which has been manufactured from pulp processed using acidfree and elementary chlorine-free practices. Furthermore, the publisher ensures that the text paper and cover board used have met acceptable environmental accreditation  \nstandards.  \nFor further information on  \nBlackwell Publishing, visit our website:  \n[www.blackwellpublishing.com](www.blackwellpublishing.com)  \nTo Camille, who taught me the theory of love.  \nCONTENTS  \nAcknowledgments x  \nIntroduction 1  \nThe Rise of Literary Theory 15  \nTimeline 57  \nThe Scope of Literary Theory 63  \nCritical Theory 65  \nCultural Studies 72  \nDeconstruction 79  \nEthnic Studies 86  \nFeminist Theory 94  \nGender and Sexuality 102  \nMarxist Theory 108  \nNarrative Theory 115  \nNew Criticism 122  \nNew Historicism 129  \nPostcolonial Studies 135  \nPostmodernism 144  \nPoststructuralism 154  \nPsychoanalysis 163  \nReader-Response Theory 174  \nStructuralism and Formalism 181  \nKey Figures in Literary Theory 191  \nTheodor Adorno 193  \nLouis Althusser 194  \nMikhail Mikhailovich Bahktin 196  \nRoland Barthes 197  \nJean Baudrillard 199  \nWalter Benjamin 200  \nHomi Bhabha 202  \nPierre Bourdieu 203  \nJudith Butler 204  \nHazel Carby 206  \nHélène Cix","cbCaioXnIz4RDIYI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioXnIz4RDIYI","pdf",3189781,352,"English","# Contents\n## Introduction\n## The Rise of Literary Theory\n## Timeline\n## The Scope of Literary Theory\n## Critical Theory\n## Cultural Studies\n## Deconstruction\n## Ethnic Studies\n## Feminist Theory\n## Gender and Sexuality\n## Marxist Theory\n## Narrative Theory\n## New Criticism\n## New Historicism\n## Postcolonial Studies\n## Postmodernism\n## Poststructuralism\n## Psychoanalysis\n## Reader-Response Theory\n## Structuralism and Formalism\n## Key Figures in Literary Theory\n## Reading with Literary Theory\n## Conclusion: Reading Literary Theory\n## Recommendations for Further Study\n## Glossary\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What learning path does the book provide for new readers of literary theory?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on fundamental concepts and the most influential theoretical movements, helping readers orient and ground their studies with accessible introductions and structured coverage.\"},{\"question\":\"Which major theoretical movements are included in the table of contents?\",\"answer\":\"The contents cover areas such as Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, Deconstruction, Feminist Theory, Marxist Theory, New Criticism, New Historicism, Postcolonial Studies, Postmodernism, and Poststructuralism, among others.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book help readers apply literary theory to works?\",\"answer\":\"It provides a section on “Reading with Literary Theory,” including close reading of major texts such as Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Keats’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” and selections from authors like Brontë, Joyce, and Woolf.\"}]","The Blackwell Guide to Literary Theory - Gregory Castle | PDF",1789989090,542]