Theories and Texts - For Students - By Students (Paperback)

Theories and Texts, a guide written by students for students, explores the critical ideas of twelve of the most influential philosophers of the last 150 years - Marx, Freud, Bakhtin, Lacan, Derrida, Barthes, Foucault, Bhaba, as well as a variety of feminist critics (Kristeva & the French feminists, black feminists, and theological feminists), New Historicists, and Postcolonialists. Carefully "digested" and then set out in lucid and easily accessible language, these essays explain major ideas of each critical approach and exemplify them through practical application to one or more literary texts. At a time when "theory" is on everybody's lips and yet is often more of a deterrent than an attraction for students of literature and culture, these essays show how theories can enrich our understanding of literature, facilitate our analysis of a particular text, elucidate the multiple layers of meaning, and thus significantly enhance the juissance in our acts of reading.

General

Imprint:	Lit Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	American Studies in Austria, v. 7
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	October 2007
Editors:	Walter W. Holbling • Justine Tally
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-3-8258-0809-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	3-8258-0809-2
Barcode:	9783825808099

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