An Introduction to Criticism
Literature - Film - Culture
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory
| Author: | Michael Ryan | ISBN: | 9781444357059 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | November 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael Ryan |
| ISBN: | 9781444357059 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | November 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
An accessible and thorough introduction to literary theory and contemporary critical practice, this book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary criticism.
- Covers traditional approaches such as formalism and structuralism, as well as more recent developments in criticism such as evolutionary theory, cognitive studies, ethical criticism, and ecocriticism
- Offers explanations of key works and major ideas in literary criticism and suggests key elements to look for in a literary text
- Also applies critical approaches to various examples from film studies
- Helps students to build a critical framework and write analytically
An accessible and thorough introduction to literary theory and contemporary critical practice, this book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary criticism.
- Covers traditional approaches such as formalism and structuralism, as well as more recent developments in criticism such as evolutionary theory, cognitive studies, ethical criticism, and ecocriticism
- Offers explanations of key works and major ideas in literary criticism and suggests key elements to look for in a literary text
- Also applies critical approaches to various examples from film studies
- Helps students to build a critical framework and write analytically
