American Literary Criticism from the Thirties to the Eighties
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American Literary Criticism from the Thirties to the Eighties

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  2. English
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American Literary Criticism from the Thirties to the Eighties

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Provides a critical history of American literary theory and practice from the 1930's to the 1980's, discussing the impact of major schools and movements. Examines the social and cultural background to literary research, along with presenting the profiles of major figures and influential texts.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780231877855
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
North American Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. 1 Marxist Criticism in the 1930s
  5. 2 The “New Criticism”
  6. 3 The Chicago School
  7. 4 The New York Intellectuals
  8. 5 Myth Criticism
  9. 6 Phenomenological and Existential Criticism
  10. 7 Hermeneutics
  11. 8 Reader-Response Criticism
  12. 9 Literary Structuralism and Semiotics
  13. 10 Deconstructive Criticism
  14. 11 Feminist Criticism
  15. 12 Black Aesthetics
  16. 13 Leftist Criticism from the 1960s to the 1980s
  17. Afterword. Circumstances of History
  18. Notes
  19. Index