This thoroughly updated fourth edition of Critical Theory Today offers an accessible introduction to contemporary Critical theory, providing in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis today, including: feminism; psychoanalysis
Marxism; reader-response theory
New Criticism; structuralism and semiotics; deconstruction; new historicism and cultural criticism; lesbian, gay, and queer theory
African American criticism; and postcolonial criticism and ecocriticism.
Scott Fitzgerald\'s The Great Gatsby through the lens of each Theory - A list of questions for further practice to Guide readers in applying each Theory to different literary works - Updated and expanded bibliographies
Both engaging and rigorous, this is a how-to book for undergraduate and graduate students new to Critical Theory and for college professors who want to broaden their repertoire of Critical approaches to literature..
This new edition features: - A brand new chapter on ecocriticism, including sections on deep ecology, eco-Marxism, ecofeminism (including radical, Marxist, and vegetarian ecofeminisms), and postcolonial ecocriticism and environmental justice - Considerable updates to the chapters on feminist theory, African American theory, postcolonial theory, and LGBTQ theories, including terminology and theoretical concepts - An extended explanation of each theory, using examples from everyday life, popular culture, and a variety of literary texts - A list of specific questions critics ask about literary texts - An interpretation of F.
This thoroughly updated fourth edition of Critical Theory Today offers an accessible introduction to contemporary Critical theory, providing in-depth coverage of the most common approaches to literary analysis today, including: feminism; psychoanalysis
Marxism; reader-response theory
New Criticism; structuralism and semiotics; deconstruction; new historicism and cultural criticism; lesbian, gay, and queer theory
African American criticism; and postcolonial criticism and ecocriticism
