ABSTRACT

A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory is a classic introduction to the complex yet crucial area of literary theory. This book is known for its clear, accessible style and its thorough, logical approach, guiding the reader through the essentials of literary theory. It includes two new chapters: ‘New Materialisms’ which incorporates ecocriticism, animal studies, posthumanism and thing theory; ‘21st Century and Future Developments’ which includes technology, digital humanities, ethics and affect.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|14 pages

Russian Formalism and the Bakhtin School

chapter 3|14 pages

Reader-oriented theories

chapter 4|20 pages

Structuralism

chapter 5|31 pages

Marxism

chapter 6|13 pages

Psychoanalysis

chapter 7|28 pages

Feminism

chapter 9|20 pages

Postmodernism

chapter 10|25 pages

Postcolonialism, race and ethnicity

chapter 11|23 pages

Gay, lesbian and queer theories

chapter 12|15 pages

Post-theory

chapter 13|18 pages

Ecocriticism, Animal Studies, Thing Theory

chapter 14|14 pages

World Literature and Digital Humanities