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, postcolonial criticism and ecocriticism.
This new edition features:- A brand new chapter on ecocriticism including analysis of animals in literary studies, ecofeminism and an ecoCritical reading of The Great Gatsby- Considerable updates to the chapters on feminist theory, African American theory, and LGBTQ theories, including the 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.
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 bibliographiesBoth 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 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, postcolonial criticism and ecocriticism.
This new edition features:- A brand new chapter on ecocriticism including analysis of animals in literary studies, ecofeminism and an ecoCritical reading of The Great Gatsby- Considerable updates to the chapters on feminist theory, African American theory, and LGBTQ theories, including the 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
